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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork and Bacon. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Eggs. | Butter. | Sundries. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 151,891 | 16,297 | 1,925 | 384 | 8 | l | ||
| 1933 | 154,577 | 19,357 | 762 | 377 | — | 70 | l |
The amounts of diseased meat surrendered from this year's consignments are shown in the following table, and the amount of unsound food surrendered in tables on page 39.
| Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Quarters. | Mutton. Pieces. | Pork. Carcases. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933. | 1934. | 1933. | 1934. | 1933. | 1934. | 1933. | 1934. | 1933. | 1934. | |
| Abscess | 38 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 23 |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | — | 161 | 74 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Cysticercus Bovis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Emaciation | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fibrous Growth | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leukaemia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melanotic Tumour | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Osteomalacia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parasitic Disease | — | 7 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis (Hinds) | 45 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ (Fores) | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (Pork) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 101 | 131 | 195 | 132 | 17 | — | — | 4 | 24 | |
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Eggs. | Butter. | Sundries. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 20,370 | 22,883 | 2,962 | 103 | 5,030 | 127 | 150 | l |
| 1933 | 11,607 | 19,281 | 2,596 | 87 | 6,363 | 115 | 164 | 6 |
The following table shows the amounts of meat surrendered as diseased and the quantities of unsound food are shown in tables on page 39.
| Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Quarters. | Mutton. Pieces. | Pork. Carcases. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933. | 1934. | 1933. | 1934. | 1933. | 1934. | 1933. | 1934. | 1933. | 1934. | |
| Abscess | 4 | 9 | 19 | 39 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | — | 91 | 41 | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | |
| Parasitic Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 7 | 21 | 141 | 158 | 41 | — | 10 | — | 3 | 3 |
| 1933 | 3,525 | 72,234 | 4,200 | 12 | 330 | 3 | 270 | 12 |
The amount of unsound food discovered in those consignments is given in tables on page 39, and the amount of diseased meat in the following table:—
| Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Quarters. | Mutton. Pieces. | Pork. Carcases. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933. | 1934. | 1933. | 1934. | 1933. | 1934. | 1933. | 1934. | 1933. | 1934. | |
| Abscess | 3 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 8 | — | — | 55 | 24 | |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | — | 103 | 73 | 41 | — | 13 | — | — | — |
| Cystic | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hsemorrhagic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Injury and Pleurisy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Nephritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Parasitic Disease | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pleurisy | — | — . | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Septic Injury | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 138 | 107 | 49 | — | 15 | — | 58 | 36 |
Uruguay.—The amount of food, in tons, sent to the markets from this country in 1934
Was :- Beef and Veal. Mutton and Lamb. Pork. Poultry and Game.
6,814 908 7 19
The quantity of diseased meat surrendered is given herewith, and the amount of unsound food is shown in tables on page 39.
| Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Pieces. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933. | 1934. | 1933. | 1934. | 1933. | 1934. | |
| Abscess | 5 | 3 | — | l | — | — |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Cysticercus Bovis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parasitic Disease | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — |