[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough] page 91

Greenwich 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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Imported Food Rejected.—The following unsound or
diseased imported foods were surrendered, the meat being passed for
non-edible and refining purposes, and other unsound food, with the
exception of fruit pulp and juice, being processed for stock feeding.

Table: The following foods were rejected at the wharves:—

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The following foods were rejected at the wharves:—

Meat—
Mutton and Lamb	194 lbs.	2,221 lbs.
Beef	2,027 „
Other Foods—
Tomato concentrate	6,680 lbs.	14,074¼ lbs.
Cherries	6,337 „
Other fruit	321½ „
Concentrated orange juice	1,000 „
Sweetened fat	515½ „
Cods roe	97 „
Beans in tomato sauce	34¾ „
Evaporated milk	31 „
Cooked ham	204½ „
Cake mixture	10 „
Gammon bacon	9 „
Fish, canned	8 „
Condensed milk	5½ „
Chopped pork, canned	4½ „
Total Imported Food Rejected	16,295¼ lbs.

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From the above table it can be seen that the total food rejected
is a considerable fall from that of the previous year, the present
total being only 8% of the rejections for 1951.
Caseous Lymphadenitis.—This disease, sometimes called
"pseudo-tuberculosis" occurs mainly in sheep although it is
occasionally found in cattle, rabbits and chickens. It is met
usually in imported sheep carcases and is often the cause of meat
being rejected as unfit for human consumption. It follows, therefore,
that much time and attention is given by the Food Inspectors
to this disease during their inspections at the wharves and cold
storage plants in the Borough.

Table: It is worthy of note that although more than 92,000 carcases, etc., of meat were landed none was rejected as a result of Caseous Lymphadenitis.

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It is worthy of note that although more than 92,000 carcases, etc., of meat were landed none was rejected as a result of Caseous Lymphadenitis.

	Landed	Examined	Rejected	Weight
Mutton and Lamb Carcases	32,124	1,226	—	—
Sides of Mutton	110	6	—	—
Ewes and Wethers	30,374	602	—	—
Sheep and Wethers	19,717	204	—	—
Sheep, Wethers and Sides	1,755	18	—	—
Bags Cut Mutton	8,305	18	—	—

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Greenwich 1952

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Table: The following foods were rejected at the wharves:—

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Table: It is worthy of note that although more than 92,000 carcases, etc., of meat were landed none was rejected as a result of Caseous Lymphadenitis.