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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Unsound Meat, Etc., Removed from Cold Stores.—
| Article. | No. | How Packed. | Origin. | Cause for Destruction. | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 51 | 8 | 3 | 26 | ||||
| Poultry (Mixed) | ... | ... | Gt. Britain | Decomposed | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Rabbits | ... | ... | Australia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| „ | 7 | Cases | New Zealand | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| Salmon | 12 | „ | U.S.A. | „ | 0 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| Suet | 4 | ,, | Argentina | Mould Fungi | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| Turkeys | 4 | Gt. Britain | Store Perished | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| „ | 59 | „ | Canada | Mould Fungi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| Veal (Pieces) | ... | .... | Argentina | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| „ (Side) | ... | .... | „ | Vermin damage | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Total for | 1933 | 56 | 19 | 2 | 23 | |||
| „ | 1932 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 22 | |||
| Increase | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||||
SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF VARIOUS FOOD PRODUCTS SURRENDERED TO OR SEIZED BY MEAT INSPECTORS IN THE CITY OF LONDON FOR DISEASED CONDITION, 1933.
| Countries. | Beef in lbs. | Mutton in lbs. | Pork in lbs. | Veal in lbs. | Venison in lbs. | Bacon in lbs. | Offal in lbs. | Poultry in lbs. | Rabbits in lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 35,192 | 33,780 | 6,273 | 689 | — | — | 3,780 | — | — |
| Australia | 2,315 | 18,327 | 2,492 | — | — | — | 1,270 | — | — |
| Brazil | 1,396 | 2,092 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Britain | 25,673 | 15,340 | 95,438 | 4,807 | 376 | 1,183 | 65,349 | 5,722 | 9,525 |
| Canada | — | — | — | — | — | 170 | — | — | — |
| Chile | — | 8,340 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denmark | — | — | — | — | — | 382 | — | — | — |
| Holland | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | — | — | — |
| Hungary | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 326 | — |
| Ireland | 576 | 488 | 9,487 | — | — | — | 64,839 | 1,981 | 112 |
| New Zealand | 2,450 | 17,486 | 3,384 | 893 | — | — | 584 | — | — |
| Poland | — | — | 209 | — | — | 713 | — | — | — |
| South Africa | 2,271 | — | — | — | — | 116 | — | — | — |
| Southern Rhodesia | 1,803 | — | — | — | — | 102 | — | — | — |
| Uruguay | — | 4,847 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| U.S.A. | — | - | — | - | - | - | 1,022 | - | — |
| Totals for 1933 | 71,676 | 100,700 | 117,283 | 6,389 | 376 | 2,783 | 136,844 | 8,029 | 9,637 |
| Totals for 1932 | 80,503 | 121,284 | 168,381 | 7,081 | 184 | 3,187 | 166,720 | 3,489 | 6,827 |
SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF VARIOUS FOOD PRODUCTS SURRENDERED TO OR SEIZED BY MEAT INSPECTORS IN THE CITY OF LONDON FOR UNSOUND CONDITION, 1933.
| Countries. | Beef in lbs. | Mutton in lbs. | Pork in lbs. | Veal in lbs. | Venison in lbs. | Goat in lbs. | Bacon in lbs. | Offal in lbs. | Furred Game. | Feathered Game. | Tinned Meat. | Tinned Milk. | Fish in lbs. | Cheese in lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421,883 | 38,218 | 4,872 | 1,250 | - | - | - | 27,834 | - | - | 4,281 | 203 | - | - | |
| Australia. | 20,784 | 27,220 | 2,103 | — | — | — | — | 9,382 | 3,209 | 1,782 | 270 | - | — | — |
| Austria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,911 | 263 | — | — | — | — |
| Belgium | — | — | — | — | — | — | 587 | — | 10,296 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brazil | 5,329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 900 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Britain | 22,920 | 26,007 | 73,308 | 11,411 | 1,197 | 642 | 7,864 | 50,507 | 21,799 | 79,562 | 872 | 3,704 | 693 | 636 |
| Canada | 1,237 | - | - | — | — | — | 201 | — | — | — | 23 | - | - | - |
| Chile | 192 | 3,792 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Denmark | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,348 | — | 773 | — | - | 1,357 | — | — |
| France | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 271 | 5,022 | — | - | — | — |
| Finland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | — | - | — | — |
| Germany | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 635 | 1,701 | — | 691 | — | — |
| Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,739 | — | 15,234 | 29,965 | 1,217 | 1,329 | — | — |
| Ireland | 572 | 15,783 | 11,359 | 1,947 | — | — | — | 110,451 | 2,341 | 4,727 | — | — | — | — |
| Italv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,083 | 2,930 | — | — | — | — |
| New Zealand | 26,183 | 256,27? | 7,022 | 1,870 | — | — | — | 12,329 | — | 2,683 | — | — | 839 | — |
| Norway | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,829 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poland | — | — | 247 | — | — | — | 2,742 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uruguay | 9,764 | — | 2,372 | 342 | — | — | — | 3,228 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| U.S.A. | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43,470 | — | — | 1,318 | 470 | — | — |
| Russia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,282 | — | — | — | — |
| South Africa | 8,747 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Rhodesia | 6,902 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sweden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — |
| Syria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,679 | — | — | — | — |
| Totals for 1933 | 524,723 | 367,293 | 101,283 | 16,820 | 1,197 | 642 | 21,481 | 258,101 | 65,387 | 138,796 | 7,981 | 7,754 | 1,532 | 636 |
| Totals for 1932 | 533,492 | 384,981 | 106,325 | 20,743 | 2,784 | 748 | 23,481 | 236,451 | 54,793 | 141 544 | 11,184 | 5,000 | 295 | 60 |