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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
Croydon 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Total number of animals slaughtered for human consumption in the Borough during 1940:-
| Cattle | Calves | Sheep | Pigs | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5158 | 3620 | 14374 | 10103 | 32255 |
Summary of whale carcases condemned with the reasons for such condemnation.
| Class of Animal. | Tuber culosis. | Emaciated and Dropsical. | Inflamm atory conditions. | Umbilical Pyaemia. | Swine Fever. | Acute Swine Erysipelas. | Swine Enteritis. | Jaundice & Emaciation. | Septicae ???ia. | Putrefaction. | Unsound etc. | Total carcases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | 63 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 69 |
| Calves | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 13 | |
| Sheep | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| Pigs | 19 | 30 | 41 | - | 17 | 1 | - | 2 | 125 | |||
| TOTALS | 89 | 48 | 46 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 223 |
Carcases inspected and condemned.
| Cattle | Calves | Sheep & Lambs | Pigs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Killed | 5158 | 2620 | 14374 | 10103 |
| Number inspected | 5158 | 14374 | 10103 | |
| All diseases except tuberculosis: Whole carcases condemned- | • | 6 | 9 | 103 |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned. | 811 | 734 | 655 | |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than tuberculosis. | 15.8 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 7.5 |
| Tuberculosis only Whole carcases, condemned | 63 | 7 | - | 18 |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 737 | 18 | - | 149 |
| % of the number inspected affected with tuberculosis | 15.5 | 0.9 | - | 1.6 |
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