[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidstone U.D.C. / Borough.
- Maidstone (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1939
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidstone U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Inspection and Supervision of Food. The number of carcases inspected and condemned during the year was as follows :— Cattle ex¬ cluding cows Cows. Shee] Calves. Land )& s. Pigs. Number killed Exact number not known but approximately 80% inspected Number inspected 291 478 155 1887 2498 Aim Diseases ExceptTuberculosis. Whole carcases condemned ... 3 2 10 Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned . . 7 16 _ 2 23 Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than tuberculosis 3'4 3-8 0 '6 0'9 Tuberculosis Only. Whole carcases condemned ... 7 33 3 Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned ... 26 151 1 _ 88 Percentage of the. number inspected alfected with tuberculosis 11-3 38-5 o-o — 3-6 During the year, the following quantities of foods of various descriptions were found to be unfit for human consumption. This unfit food, all of which was surrendered and destroyed, included tiie following :— Tinned foods 24 tons, 16 cwt., 1 qr., 20 lbs Hams 1 stone, 7 lbs. Tongue ... 8 lbs. Fish . 1 cwt., 1 qr., 6 stone, 4 lbs. Dried Fruit 2 cwt., 1 stone, 10 lbs.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29780688_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
