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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
City of London 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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TUBERCULOUS MEAT SEIZED AT THE CENTRAL MARKETS DURING 1921.
| Carcases | BEEF. Qrs. | Pieces. | Carcases. | PORK. Qrs. | Pieces. | Carcases. | VEAL. Qrs. | Pieces. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 40 | 39 | 66 | 312 | 6 | 66 | 12 | .... | 3 | ||||
| 1920 | 75 | 110 | 75 | 205 | 4 | 38 | 2 | .... | .... | ||||
| Increase | .... | .... | .... | 117 | 2 | 28 | 10 | .... | 3 | ||||
| Decrease | 35 | 71 | 9 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | ||||
| OFFAL. | |||||||||||||
| Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts | Livers | Stomachs. | Spleens. | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys. | ||||
| 1921 | 45 | 40 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 2 | .... | .... | .... | .... | Oxen. | ||
| 2,005 | 1 | 147 | 84 | 105 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Pigs. | |||
| 4 | 1 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | Calves | |||
| 1920 | 164 | 162 | 80 | 35 | 86 | 6 | 22 | 7 | .... | 45 | Oxen. | ||
| 708 | .... | 154 | 77 | 88 | .... | 1 | 8 | .... | 4 | Pigs. | |||
| 1 | .... | 6 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | Calves. | |||
| Total Weight for 1920 = | 38 tons | 14 cwts. | 3 qrs. | 11 lbs. | |||||||||
| „ 1921 = | 33 „ | 0 „ | 1 „ | 12 „ | |||||||||
| Decrease = | 5 " | 14 „ | 1 „ | 27 „ | |||||||||
LEADENHALL MARKET AND CITY SHOPS.
The Leadenhall Market and City Shops have been carefully inspected during the year, and the following table shows the amount and variety of unsound food dealt with:—
| Bacon (Sides) | 3 | Offal (Baskets) | 10 | |||
| „ (Pieces) | 20 | „ (Heads—Ox) | 1 | |||
| Beef (Pieces) | 14 | „ (Heads—Pigs) | 6 | |||
| (Tins) | 13,208 | „ (Tongues—Ox) | 4 | |||
| Black Game | 34 | ,, (Livers—Ox) | 2 | |||
| Capercailzies | 7 | „ (Livers—Sheep) | 72 | |||
| Chickens | 422 | ,, (Stomach—Ox) | 5 | |||
| Ducks | 1,608 | „ (Feet—Ox) | 28 | |||
| Eggs (Fowls) | 2,593 | Partridges | 2,295 | |||
| „ (Plovers) | 434 | Pheasants | 813 | |||
| Fish (In tins) | 3,094 | Pigeons | 1,194 | |||
| Fowls | 6,192 | Plovers | 139 | |||
| Foxes | 5 | Pork (Pieces) | 16 | |||
| Fruit (In tins) | 4,085 | „ (Carcases) | 6 | |||
| Game (Cases) | 3 | Ptarmigan | 44 | |||
| ,, (Unclassified) | 381 | Quail | 545 | |||
| Geese | 390 | Rabbits | 37,247 | |||
| Goats (Carcases) | 10 | Snipe | 236 | |||
| Grouse | 863 | Stirk | 1 | |||
| Guinea Fowls | 83 | Teal | 25 | |||
| Hares | 949 | Turkeys | 289 | |||
| Hazel.hens | 9 | Venison (Carcases) | 15 | |||
| Kids | 4 | „ (Pieces) | 16 | |||
| Lambs (Carcases) | 2 | Widgeon | 264 | |||
| Milk (In tins) | 29,398 | Woodcock | 26 | |||
| Mutton (Pieces) | 10 | |||||
| Total Weight for the year 1921 = | 103 Tons, | 17 Cwts., | 3 Qrs., | 25 lbs. | ||
| „ „ „ 1920 = | 81 „ | 16 „ | 0 „ | 14 „ | ||
| Increase | 22 „ | 1 „ | 3 „ | 11 „ | ||
ALDGATE MARKET AND SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
The following table shows the number of animals slaughtered at Aldgate as compared with 1920:—
| 1921. | 1920. | |
|---|---|---|
| Bulls | 161 | 19 |
| Calves | 17,613 | 13,332 |
| Cows | 19 | 10 |
| Goats | 59 | 62 |
| Heifers | 216 | 7,232 |
| Oxen | 5,804 | 5,866 |
| Sheep | 15,844 | 6,233 |
| / | 39,716 | 32,754 |