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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
City of London 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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TABLE 2.—RECORD OF ORGANS SEIZED AT ALDGATE DURING THE YEAR 1923.
| Cause for Destruction. | OXEN. | CALVES. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleens. | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys. | Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleens. | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys. | |
| Abscess | 66 | 17 | 6 | ... | 675 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 114 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Actinomycosis | 80 | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Blood Aspiration | ... | ... | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Decomposition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 252 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Parasitic Disease | ... | ... | 471 | ... | 531 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis | 64 | 50 | 101 | ... | 172 | 41 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ... | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Unwholesome | 4 | 9 | 1010 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 49 | 40 | 89 | 63 | 46 | 125 | 30352 | 30352 | 84 |
| Total for 1923 | 214 | 146 | 1722 | 39 | 1379 | 48 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 66 | 51 | 56 | 318 | 108 | 222 | 53 | 170 | 30366 | 30366 | 96 |
| Total for 1922 | 187 | 167 | 871 | 43 | 1302 | 46 | 54 | 154 | 154 | 70 | 47 | 44 | 278 | 119 | 278 | 40 | 96 | 28691 | 28691 | 80 |
| SHEEP. | PIGS. | GOATS. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Abscess | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Actinomycosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Blood Aspiration | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Decomposition | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Parasitic Disease | ... | ... | 1491 | ... | 1151 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Unwholesome | 84 | 63 | 41 | 157 | 107 | 11906 | 148 | 46 | 46 | 102 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 5 | 5 | ... |
| Total for 1923 | 85 | 71 | 1610 | 157 | 1258 | 11906 | 148 | 46 | 46 | 102 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 5 | 5 | ... |
| Total for 1922 | 28 | 28 | 1989 | 102 | 1426 | 10177 | 109 | 288 | 288 | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
TABLE 3.—DISEASED MEAT PROSECUTIONS, 1923.
| Date of Hearing. | Name. | Business. | Address. | Where Heard. | Before whom. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/3/23 | Henry Bennett. | Butcher. | Ludwell, Donhead, St. Mary, Wilts. | Guildhall. | Ald. Sir C. Johnston. | Depositing for sale a diseased carcase of beef. | Fined £25 and £10 10s. costs. |
| „ | Frank Isgar. | Farmer. | Dengrove Farm, Donhead, St. Andrew. | „ | „ | „ „ | Discharged. |
| 6/11/23 | Frank Bolton. | Farmer. | Laverley Farm, West Pennard, Bridgwater Somerset. | Ald. Sir J. Baddeley. | Caused to be sent for sale, nine hind-quarters, four fore-quarters of diseased beef and quantity of offal. | Fined £50 and 20 guineas costs. | |
| E. Pickard. | Meat Salesman. | 96, Central Market. | „ | „ | Exposing above-mentioned meat for sale. | Dismissed on payment of 5 guineas costs. | |
| 23/11/23 | E. Herring. | Cattle Dealer. | Garden Farm, Woodford Bridge, Essex. | Ald. I. N. Jacobs. | Depositing for sale four quarters of diseased beef & quantity of offal. | Fined £20 and 3 guineas costs. | |
| 29/11/23 | A. J. Butler. | Farmer. | Bromham House Farm, Chippenham Wilts. | „ | Ald. Sir W. Pryke. | Being the person to whom belonged five hindquarters of diseased cow beef. | Fined £20 and £3 3s. costs. |
| W. H. Chapple. | Farmer. | Rickney Farm, Westham. | „ | „ | Being the person to whom belonged four quarters of diseased cow beef. | Fined £10 and £3 3s. costs. | |
| „ | H. F. Watson. | Butcher. | High Street, Pevensey, Sussex. | „ | Sending the same beef for sale. | Fined £20 and £3 3s. costs. |