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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
Southgate 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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The following is a summary of the work carried out
during 1936:—
Total number of carcases examined, 17,825.
Bovines, 78; Sheep and Lambs, 7,298; Calves, 382; Pigs,
10,067.
(1935. Bovines, 84; Sheep and Lambs, 3,691; Calves, 112;
Pigs, 2,105. Total, 5,992.)
As a result of these examinations, 376 separate diseased or unsound conditions were discovered, the carcases or organs receiving the necessary attention. Details of these conditions are as follows:—
| Weight in lbs. | |
|---|---|
| 19 separate portions affected with Tuberculosis | 1,563 |
| 2 ,, ,, ,, ,, Abscesses | 18 |
| 1 ,, portion ,, ,, Bruising | 40 |
| 1,621 | |
| 1 separate portion affected with Immaturity | 64 |
| 1 separate portion affected with Cirrhosis | 2 |
| 1 ,, ,, ,, ,, Abscesses | 6 |
| 6 ,, portions ,, ,, Distoma | 14 |
| 22 | |
| 294 separate portions affected with Tuberculosis | 3,288 |
| 5 ,, ,, ,, ,, Pneumonia .. | 26 |
| 39 ,, ,, ,, ,, Cirrhosis | 200 |
| 1 ,, portion ,, ,, Acue Septicaemia | 110 |
| 6 ,, portions ,, ,, Swine Erysipelas | 605 |
| 4,229 | |
| 5,936 | |
| (53 cwts.) |
The incidence of disease in the different food animals inspected
during the past year as compared with the previous two years is
shown in the following table:—
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