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City of London 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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Table: Record of Organs seized at Aldgate.

Record of Organs seized at Aldgate.

Reason for Destruction.Oxen.Sheep.Calves.
Heads.Tongues.Lungs.Hearts.Livers.Stomachs.Spleens.Mesenteries.Intestines.Kidneys.Heads.Tongues.Lungs.Hearts.Livers.Stomachs.Spleens.Mesenteries.Intestines.Kidneys.Heads.Tongues.Lungs.Hearts.Livers.Stomachs.Spleens.Mesenteries.Intestines.Ridneyas.
Abscesses77351042479145......1......2...2.....................1...11...............
Actinomycosis247271....................................................................................
Anthrax1111111112............................................................
Asphyxia.................................14141414141414142811111111111111111122
Bacteria Necrosis.............3...........................................................................
Blood Aspiration.......248.................................................................................
Cavernous............79........................................................................
Angioma. Cirrhosis............87............1............2...........................5...............
Decomposition5...18...7...8...74333...4...3......1..............................
Emaciated..............................77777777714..............................
Emphysema......4.................................................................................
Fatty Infiltration.............1...........................................................................
Functional Derangement...............................1111111112..............................
Hepatitis............5...........................................................................
Hydremia3333333336232323232323232323463333333336
Injury..............................32......................................................
Immaturity..............................1...1111111213131313131313131326
Melanosis......1.................................................................................
Neoplasms...............11....................................................................
Nephritis...........................99...........................7...........................6
Parasitic Disease.......366...1583.....................563676.....................1.....................
Pericarditis.........26...........................5...........................2..................
Pleurisy......410...........................21...........................4.....................
Pneumonia Parasitic.......367...........................56...........................12.....................
Polyarthritis............................................................1111111112
Pseudo- Leukæmia.............................................................1111111112
Pyæmia......22...2......24............................................................
Rumenitis...............47...........................1..................20.....................
Tuberculosis9882561236229480266219470470333..............................4341944448
Unmarketable1695732279...221523284233...............11......1811...
Totals for 19131339577276527127353362664854834525452696747585172494610033326746643351343172
Totals for 1912115653012152022595300248Mesenteries and Intestines. 34933494354704967697102Mesenteries and Intestines. 96176269377112783837Mesenteries and Intestines. 3974