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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
Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1908]
TABLE A.
| No of Cases | Description of Animals. | Extent of Disease or Affection. | Nature of Affection. | How disposed of. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cow | Carcase and all organs | Tuberculosis (generalised) (per Insp. Bagshaw) | Carcase and all organs surrendered and destroyed |
| 1 | Ox | do. do. | Generalised Tuber- culosis (per Insp. Burrell) | do. do. |
| 1 | do. | Heart and one lung (slightly) | Tuberculosis | Affected organs destroyed |
| 1 | do. | Lungs and fore quarters | do. | Fore quarters and organs affected surrendered and destroyed |
| 1 | do. | Throat, gland and lungs | do. (slight) | Affected organs surrendered and destroyed |
| 2 | Oxen | Lungs | do. do. | do. do. |
| 1 | Ox | Lungs and costal pleura | do. do | do. do. |
| 1 | do. | Lungs and Liver | Tuberculosis | do do. |
| 1 | do. | Lungs and mediastinal glands | do | do. do. |
| 1 | Heifer | Costal pleura | Tubercular pleurisy | Affected parts surrendered and destroyed |
| 1 | do. | Lungs and submaxillary glands | Tuberculosis | Affected organs, &c., surrendered and destroyed |
| Liver | Parasitic (Dis. Hep.) | |||
| 1 | Bull | Lungs | Tuberculosis | do. do. |
| 1 | Ox | Liver, lungs. tripe, and certain trimmings | do. | do. do. |
| 4 | Sheep | Carcase and all organs | Found dead or slaughtered in a moribund condition | Carcases and organs surrendered and destroyed |
| 1 | do. | do. | Bruised and moribund (per Insp. Irving) | do. do. |
| 1 | do. | One loin | Decomposition | Affected parts surrendered and destroyed |
| 1 | do. | Lung and portion of carcase adjacent | Abnormal growth, primarily due to an accident | do. do. |
| 1 | do. | Entire carcase | Dropsy | Surrendered and destroyed |
| 1 | do. | One neck and one breast | Chronic pleurisy | do. do. |
| 1 | do. | Parts of carcase | Bruised | Parts surrendered and destroyed |
| 1 | do. | Lung and portion of carcase | Pleurisy (acute) | Organs and parts surrendered and destroyed |
| 1 | Ox | Tripe, reed, roll and head .. | Decomposition .. | Affected organs destroyed |
| 1 | do. | Lumbar fat and tissues | Rupture of blood vessel | Affected parts destroyed |
| 1 | do. | Heart | Pericarditis (chronic) | Affected organ destroyed |
| 1 | do. | Tongue | Actinomycosis | do. do. |
| 1 | do. | Head | do. | do. do. |
| 16 | Oxen | Liver | Abscess | do. do. |
| 20 | do. | do. | Parasitic (Dis. Hep.) | do. do. |
| 3 | Sheep | do. | Parasitic (Dis. Hep.) | do. do. |
| 17 | do. | do. | Parasitic (Ech. Vet.) | do. do. |
| 8 | do. | Liver and lungs | Parasitic (Ech. Vet.) | do. do. |
| 1 | do. | Lungs | Parasitic (Ech. Vet.) | do. do. |
| 7 | do. | Various (slight) | Various | do. do. |