[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Dunmow R.D.C.
- Great Dunmow (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1960
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Dunmow R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD MEAT INSPECTION Slaughtering was carried out regularly during the year at the Dunmow Bacor Factory and at the 6 private slaughterhouses in the District, Carcases inspected and condemned: Cattle excl. Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Hor.< Number killed 2336 54 141 2844- 42,965 - Number inspected All diseases except Tuberculosis 2336 5k 141 2844 42,965 - and Cysticerci Whole carcases condemned 5 - 2 2 81 - Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned 152 10 1 15 5,932 - Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than tuber- culosis and cysticerci 6.72 18,51 2,12 .59 13. 98 NIj Tuberculosis only Whole carcases condemned - - - - - - Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned - - - - 1,071 - Percentage of the number inspected affected with tuberculosis NIL NIL NIL NIL 2,49 NI] Cysticercosis Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned 9 - - - - Carcases submitted to treatment by refrigeration - - - - - Generalised and totally condemned - - - - - - * Pigs which arrived dead or died in lairs were examined for scheduled diseases but were not inspected for food, 139 lbs. liver was condemned in Butcher's shops during the year. The bulk of the meat inspected was for consumption outside the Distinct. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food made a grant of £525 towards the cost of this work for the year.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29266129_0042.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
