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94 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1936.
premises and were present on almost every occasion when
slaughtering took place. The number of carcases examined was
12,273, comprising 123 oxen, 3,372 pigs, 4,118 sheep and 4,660
calves. 3,632 of the animals were also inspected before being
slaughtered.
The following organs, etc., were found to be unsound or
diseased for the reasons specified, and were surrendered by the
owners and destroyed:—
Oxen:—
For Tuberculosis : 85 stone of beef, 20 heads and tongues,
49 pairs of lungs, 6 mesenteries, 6 livers.
For Cirrhosis: 19 livers.
For Mastitis: 1 udder.
For Cavernous Angioma : 1 liver.
Pigs
For Tuberculosis: 4 entire carcases and 4 stone of pork,
37 heads and collars, 3 lungs, 1 liver, 1 mesentery,
7 plucks.
For Urticaria: 1 entire carcase.
For Traumatism: 1 entire carcase, 1 head and collar.
For Dropsy: 1 entire carcase.
Moribund: 1 entire carcase.
Fevered: 1 entire carcase.
For Congestion: 93 pairs of lungs.
For Cirrhosis: 31 livers.
For Nephritis: 1 pair of kidneys.
For Milkspots: 46 livers.
For Pericarditis: 14 hearts.
For Hepatitis: 2 livers.
For Abscess: 1 head.
Sheep :—-
For Fluke: 16 livers.
For Strongylus Rufescens : 27 pairs of lungs.
For Abscess: 7 livers.
For Congestion: 1 pair of lungs.
- For Cirrhosis: 1 liver.
Calves :—
For Tuberculosis: 1 entire carcase, 2 pairs of lungs, 2
livers.
Moribund: 31 entire carcases. .