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Croydon 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: The following meat and offal from the Public Slaughterhouses was condemned and disposed of as salvage by the Ministry of Food during the year 1940.

The following meat and offal from the Public Slaughterhouses was condemned and disposed of as salvage by the Ministry of Food during the year 1940.

Description.Causes.
63 beef carcases and offalsGeneral tuberculosis.
37 beef forequartersLocalised tuberculosis.
44 beef parts,, ,,
38 beef offals, completeTuberculosis.
658 sets beef lungsLocalised tuberculosis.
260 beef heads,, ,,
211 beef various offals,, ,,
30 beef headsActinomycosis.
6 beef carcases and offalsOedema amd Emaciation.
29 beef various partsInflammatory etc.
847 beef various offalsInflammatory conditions etc.
7 veal carcases and offalsGeneral tuberculosis.
12 veal plucksTubercular
6 veal various offalsTubercular.
6 veal carcasesInflammatory etc.
12 veal various offals,etc.Inflammatory etc.
17 pig carcases and offalsGeneral tuberculosis.
2 pig forequartersLocalised tuberculosis.
112 pig heads,, ,,
34 pig plucks,, ,,
3 pig various offals,, ,,
pig offals, completeTubercular.
17 pig carcases and offalsSwine fever.
11 pig carcases and offalsAcute swine Erysipilas.
45 pig carcases and offalsInflammatory conditions etc.
115 pig plucks,, ,,
506 pig various offals and 34 parts,, ,,
30 pig carcases and offalsOedema and emaciation
9 sheep carcases and offals,, ,,
9 sheep partsInflammatory etc.
154 sheep plucksParasitical etc.
572 sheep various offals,, ,,
Total weight:94426½ lbs.

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PRIVATE SLAUGHTCPJIOIIST]S AI'TD MEAT HTSPT.CTIOIT.
Control by the Ministry of Food and centralised slaughtering came
into force early in 1940, with the result that private slaughterhouses
were closed down and the animals slaughtered etc. consequently reduced
in number,

Table: The number of animals slaughtered in the Private Slaughterhouses during the part of the year before control was:

The number of animals slaughtered in the Private Slaughterhouses during the part of the year before control was:

CattleCalves.Sheep.Pigs.Total.
553161236.455

Table: The following meat and offal from Private Slaughterhouses was condemned and disposed of during 1940.

The following meat and offal from Private Slaughterhouses was condemned and disposed of during 1940.

DescriptionCause.
1 beef liverParasitical
1 pig carcase and offalGeneral tuberculosis.
2 pig headsLocalised tuberculosis.
2 pig plucksLocalised tuberculosis
2 pig plucksInflammatory etc.
3 sheep sundry offalsParasitical etc.
Total weight - 136 lbs.

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