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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
Greenwich 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Imported Food Rejected—Unsound or diseased imported meat
when surrendered is passed for non-edible and refining purposes,
and other unsound food, with the exception of fruit pulp and juice,
processed for stock feeding.
The following foods were rejected at the wharves:—
| Beef | 121 lb. |
| Lamb | 2,236 „ |
| Mutton | 63 „ |
| Pork | 334 „ |
| 2,754 lb. | |
| Asparagus (Canned) | 21 lb. |
| Beans (Canned) | 47 „ |
| Butter | 100 „ |
| Celery Salad (Canned) | 9 „ |
| Coconut | 100 „ |
| Coffee Beans | 112 „ |
| Cooked Meats (Canned) | 1,230 „ |
| Cream (Canned) | 4 „ |
| Dried Whole Egg (Canned) | 220 „ |
| Fish (Canned) | 9 „ |
| Fruit (Canned) | 24,523 „ |
| Fruit Juice (Canned) | 1,749 „ |
| Fruit Pulp (Canned) | 253 „ |
| Groundnuts | 448 „ |
| Hazlenut Masse | 20 „ |
| Jam (Canned) | 6 „ |
| Maize Grits | 538 „ |
| Meat Preserves | 90 „ |
| Potatoes (Canned) | 2 „ |
| Ravioli (Canned) | 127 „ |
| Rice | 1,900 „ |
| Sausages (Canned) | 24 „ |
| Steak and Vegetables (Canned) | 132 „ |
| Sugar | 680 „ |
| Tomatoes (Canned) | 28 „ |
| Tomato Puree and Juice (Canned) | 539 „ |
| 32,911 lb. | |
| 35, 665 lb. | |
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.
Results of examinations for caseous lymphadenitis are given below:—
| Landed | Examined | Rejected | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Sheep | 22,591 | 225 | 1 pr. legs | 11 lbs. |