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Examination of Foodstuffs imported at Wharves.—In
addition to the general inspection of foodstuffs landed at wharves,
the following called for detailed examination.
Meat and Offals.
400 Boneless Fores, Chucks Beef. 500 Ox tails.
211 Hinds of Beef. 220 Ox hearts.
50 Boneless loins of Beef. 20 Ox flanks.
1,517 Ox livers. 2,304 Sheep and Lamb hearts.
1,060 Ox tongues. 640 Pig kidneys.
1,666 Ox kidneys. 180 Calf livers.
750 Ox skirts. 1,158 Tins lambs' livers.
Mutton and Lamb. Fruit.
444 Carcases. 4,800 Bags of Onions.
12 Pieces. 4,966 Cases of Grapefruit.
50 Bags breasts Mutton. 21,050 Cases of Oranges.
562 Carcases of Pork.
90 Loins of Pork.
384 Frozen Turkeys.
In addition 8,611 cases of Biscuits were examined at the
request of the War Office.
Caseous Lymphadenitis.—During the year the proportion
of carcases examined for this condition, irrespective of country of
origin, remained at 5% and that for pieces of mutton at 100%.
The results of tho examination of mutton and lambs of 42 lbs.
weight and over, from Australia, New Zealand, Iceland and South
America, were as follows :—
Carcases Landed. Examined. Carcases Diseased.
774,197 41,648 51=. 1%
Pieces of Cut Mutton
Landed. Examined. Pieces Diseased.
10,887 10,887 123=1.13%
It is worthy of note that a 100% examination of cut mutton
yields 1.13% diseased pieces—whilst the 5% carcase examination
shows a diseased percentage of only .1%.
I understand from Dr. C. F. White, Port Medical Officer of
Health, that tho percentage of carcases examined in the Port of
London during 1937 and found diseased was equal to .1%, which
is similar to that found in Greenwich.