Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The following table gives particulars of notifications received, and the animals slaughtered, during the five years ended December 31st, 1930.
Year | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notifications Received | 109 | 160 | 126 | 72 | 64 | 521 |
Cattle | 3 | 97 | 40 | 64 | 80 | 284 |
Pigs | 86 | 204 | 409 | 137 | 93 | 929 |
Sheep | 611 | 786 | 815 | 426 | 332 | 2970 |
Calves | 156 | 137 | 71 | 10 | 11 | 385 |
Totals | 856 | 1224 | 1335 | 637 | 516 | 4568 |
Diseased meat was destroyed as under:—
Description. | Disease. | Weight. |
---|---|---|
1 beast's pluck | Tuberculosis | 25 lbs. |
11 beasts' lungs | „ | 65 ,, |
2 „ lungs | Pleurisy | 12 „ |
6 „ lungs | Pneumonia | 36 „ |
9 „ lungs | Parasites | 54 „ |
16 „ livers | „ | 224 „ |
4 „ livers | Distomatosis | 56 ,, |
1 beast's liver | Tuberculosis | 14 „ |
4 beasts' livers | Cirrhosis | 56 „ |
2 ,, mesenteries | Tuberculosis | 6 „ |
Hindquarters of bobby calf | Necrosis | 27½„ |
Portion of leg of veal | Contusion | 4 „ |
3 sheeps' plucks | Parasites | 21 „ |
68 „ lungs | „ | 184 „ |
6 „ livers | „ | 24 „ |
1 sheep's liver | Cirrhosis | 4 „ |
11 pigs' lungs | Parasites | 33 „ |
8 „ livers | „ | 40 „ |
1 pig's liver | Cirrhosis | 6 ,, |
2 pigs' heads | Tuberculosis | 20 „ |
Total weight | 91½ lbs. |