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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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In 1900 the increase is due to the seizure of 132 Dutch calves. In preceding years they have
been also decomposed and included amongst the decomposed meat.
In 1896 80 tubercular carcases of beef and 6 of pork were seized.
In 1897 16 tubercular carcases of beef were seized.
In 1898 6 tubercular carcases and 2 top pieces of beef were seized.
In 1899 3 tubercular carcases of beef were seized.
In 1900 1 tubercular carcase of beef and 1 of pork were seized.
Diseased Meat and Offal Seized during 1900.
| 14 quarters of beef. | 6 pieces of bacon. |
| 11 carcases of pork. | 58 bullock's lungs. |
| 132 carcases of veal. | 1 bullock's tongue. |
| 4 carcases of stirks. | 1 bullock's head. |
| 1,961 sheep's livers. | 1 bullock's heart. |
| 40 bullock's livers. | 2 sides of beef. |
| 1 carcase of lamb. | 24 sheep's lungs. |
| Total weight (less offal) 1,249 stones 6 lbs. | |
Decomposed Meat and Offal Seized during 1900.
| 17 quarters of beef. | 42 calves' heads. | ||
| 623½ stones of beef. | 4 calves' hearts. | ||
| 3 carcases of mutton. | 5 pig's plucks. | ||
| 4 quarters of mutton. | 37 pig's livers. | ||
| 19 pieces of mutton. | 37 pig's lungs. | ||
| 2 stone of scragg of lamb. | 79 lamb's heads. | ||
| 7 carcases of pork. | 45 lamb's livers. | ||
| 2 quarters of pork. | 5 cases of bullock's kidneys. | ||
| 21 pieces of pork. | 11 pig's plucks. | ||
| 2 carcases of stirk. | 3 cases of pig's kidneys. | ||
| 4 quarters of veal. | 3 cases of sheep's heads and plucks. | ||
| 15 pieces of veal. | 9 cases of rabbits. | ||
| 472 bullock's livers. | 10 cases of eggs. | ||
| 17 bullock's heads. | 20½ barrels of tripe. | ||
| 5 bullock's melts. | 48 barrels of pig's kidneys. | ||
| 89 bullock's hearts. | 2 barrels of pig's livers. | ||
| 5 bullock's tongues. | 3 barrels of bullock's tripe. | ||
| 150 bullock's tripes. | 8 barrels of pig's plucks. | ||
| 3 bullock's plucks. | 1 barrel of calves' tongue. | ||
| 210 pairs of bullock's lungs. | 9½ stone of ox kidneys. | ||
| 5 stone of veal. | 9 hampers of chitterlings. | ||
| 1,069 sheep's livers. | 1 hamper of bullock's lungs. | ||
| 361 sheep's heads. | 45 receptacles of mixed offal. | ||
| 1,342 sheep's plucks. | 14 turkeys. | ||
| 6 sheep's hearts. | 1 tin of lobster. | ||
| 70 calves' plucks | |||
| Total weight (less offal) 1,614 st. 7 lbs. | |||
| st. | lbs. | ||
| Diseased (meat only) | 1,249 | 6 | |
| Decomposed (meat only) | 1,615 | 5 | |
| 2,865 | 3 | ||
| Grand total 2,865 st. 3 lb. = | 22,923 | lbs. | |