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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1898
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1898
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Medical Officer's Report.
DISEASED MEAT AND OFFAL SEIZED DURING 1898.
| 64 quarters of beef. | 48 pairs of bullocks' lungs. |
| 2 pieces of beef. | 4 bullocks' kidneys. |
| 11 carcases of mutton. | 1 bullock's head and tongue. |
| 14 carcases of pork. | 1 bullock's pluck. |
| 1 bullock's tripe. | |
| 3983 sheep's livers. | 1 pig's liver. |
| 32 pairs of sheeps' lungs. | 2 tubercular Dutch fowls. |
| 93 bullocks' livers. | |
| Total weight (less offal) 1012 st. 2 lbs. | |
DECOMPOSED MEAT AND OFFAL SEIZED DURING 1898.
| 26 quarters of beef. | 102 barrels of pigs' kidneys. |
| 342 pieces of beef. | 3 barrels of pigs' livers. |
| 6 carcases of mutton. | 10 barrels of pigs' feet (about 16 cwt.) |
| 56 pieces of mutton. | |
| 12 carcases of pork. | 5 hampers of calves' plucks. |
| 37 pieces of pork. | 23 parcels of mixed offal. |
| 31 casesofpork(American, frozen). | 3 van loads of mixed offal. |
| 130 carcases of veal. | 2 barrels of ox heels. |
| 13 pieces of veal. | 12 bags and one barrel of sausage casings (25 cwt.) |
| 2 carcases of stirks. | |
| 1094 sheeps' heads. | 2 parcels of sweetbreads. |
| 904 sheeps' plucks. | 2 cases of cheese (112 st.). |
| 1395 sheeps' kidneys. | 8 cases of Russian geese. |
| 2 stones of kidneys. | 1 hamper of fowls. |
| 879 sheeps' livers. | 16 fowls. |
| 200 pairs of sheep's lungs. | 25 cases of rabbits. |
| 12 stirks' plucks. | 18 rabbits. |
| 682 bullocks' livers. | 14 turkeys. |
| 894 pairs of bullocks' lungs. | 12 hares. |
| 250 bullocks' melts. | 10 lbs. of eels. |
| 215 bullocks' tripes. | 600 tins of salmon. |
| 17 barrels of bullocks' tripes. | 2 cases of unsmoked bacon. |
| 28 bullocks' tails. | 1 case of tomatoes. |
| 8 bullocks' heads | 1 case of eggs. |
| 48 stones of bullocks' kidneys. | 2 pieces of bacon. |
| 3 bullocks' tongues. |