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City of London 1912
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London for the year 1912
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Quantity of Meat Examined.
94,849 hind-quarters of beef.
27,509 fore-quarters of beef.
1,756 buttocks of beef.
Swedish Meat.
By special arrangement under the Foreign Food Regulations, Swedish meat, other
than pig carcases, is allowed to be delivered on the Markets without inspection at the port
of landing, subject to the condition that it is not sold until examined. The following
tables show the quantity that arrived and the result of the examination:—
1,154 Calves. 30 Pigs.
748 Calves' Plucks. 17 Pigs' Plucks.
440 Calves' Breads. 326 Sides of Beef.
2,169 Calves' Heads. 1,521 Sheeps' Heads.
1,043 Calves' Tops. 1,064 Sheeps' Plucks.
227 Ox Tails. 501 Sheeps' Tops.
136 Ox Heads. 103 Cows' Udders.
710 Ox Tongues. 371 Sets of Offals.
162 Ox Lungs. 186 Feet (various).
202 Ox Livers. 7 Hampers of Suet.
99 Ox Plucks. 11 Stone Tripe.
20,223 Ox Kidneys.
Result of Examination—Seizures.
| 1 Calf | Hydrasmia. |
| 1 Calf | Emaciation. |
| 2 Sides of Beef | Tuberculosis. |
| 1 Breast of Veal | Pleurisy. |
| 10 Calves' Plucks | Decomposition. |
| 1 Calf's Liver | „ |
| 17 Ox Sweetbreads | „ |
| 1 Calf's Head | „ |
| 8 Calves' Tops | „ |
| 1 Pig's Pluck | „ |
| 2 Ox Livers | „ |
| 3 Ox Kidneys | Nephritis. |
| 470 „ „ | Decomposition. |
| 6 Sheeps' Plucks | „ |
Tuberculosis in the Central Markets.
The following table shows the number of carcases, organs, &c., found affected with
tuberculosis. The organs were only slightly affected, and had, no doubt, escaped the
attention of the senders.
In the case of carcases and heads, the disease was invariably confined to the lymph
glands, and the senders apparently were ignorant of the presence of the disease; only in
one case was there appearance of gross carelessness, and a prosecution was instituted
against the owner, who was found guilty and fined.