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 six years ended December 31st, 1933.
Year | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notifications Received | 126 | 72 | 64 | 39 | 57 | 34 | 392 |
Cattle | 40 | 64 | 80 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 247 |
Pigs | 409 | 137 | 93 | 200 | 84 | 18 | 941 |
Sheep | 815 | 426 | 332 | 173 | 270 | 241 | 2257 |
Calves | 71 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 103 |
Totals | 1335 | 637 | 516 | 386 | 373 | 301 | 3548 |
Diseased Meat was destroyed as under:—
Description. | Disease. | Weight. |
---|---|---|
Tuberculosis | 300 lbs. | |
Cirrhosis | 84 „ | |
Distomatosis | 168 „ | |
Tuberculosis | 84 „ | |
4 ,, livers | Angioma | 56 „ |
Fatty Infiltration | 28 „ | |
1 beast's liver | Fatty Degeneration | 14 „ |
1 „ liver | Cystic | 14 „ |
13 beasts' heads | Tuberculosis | 364 „ |
1 beast's tongue | Actinomycosis | 7 „ |
4 beasts' mesenteries | Tuberculosis | 12 „ |
1 brisket of Beef | Tuberculosis | 28 „ |
1 beast's carcase | Dropsical | 378 „ |
1 stirk carcase | Dropsical | 194 „ |
24 sheeps' lungs | Parasites | 72 „ |
Tuberculosis | 35 „ | |
4 „ lungs | Pneumonia | 16 „ |
4 „ lungs | Congestion and Pleurisy | 16 „ |
Tuberculosis | 15 „ | |
7 ,, livers | Cirrhosis | 42 „ |
1 pig's liver | Cystic | 5 „ |
Tuberculosis | 224 „ | |
Tuberculosis | 26 „ | |
4 calves' lungs | Tuberculosis | 16 „ |
1 calf's liver | Tuberculosis | 5 |
Total | 19 cwts. 2 qr. 19 lbs. |