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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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NUMBER OF CARCASES AND QUARTERS SEIZED AND DESTROYED AT ALDGATE.
| Cause of Destruction. | BEEF. | MUTTON. | VEAL. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | |
| Anthrax | l | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Decomposition | .... | .... | 19 | 43 | 17 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis | 16 | 2 | .... | .... | 8 | .... |
| Total for 1921 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 43 | 25 | 5 |
| Total for 1920 | 9 | .... | 2 | 7 | 34 | 2 |
RECORD OF ORGANS SEIZED AT ALDGATE FOR THE YEAR 1921.
| Cause for Destruction. | OXEN. | SHEEP | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleen. | Mesenteries | Intestines | Kidneys. | Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleen. | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys | |
| Abscess | 15 | ... | 37 | ... | 226 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Actinomycosis | 90 | 106 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anthrax | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Decomposition | ... | ... | ... | ... | . | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 89 | 43 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 43 | 19 | 19 | 38 |
| Jaundice and Melanosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Parasitic Disease | ... | ... | 307 | ... | 1381 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1249 | ... | 16,91 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pleurisy and Pneumonia | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | 328 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 161 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 502 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 73 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis | 113 | 71 | 368 | ... | 91 | 23 | ... | 80 | 80 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Unmarketable | 1 | 1 | ... | 60 | 30 | 55 | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 137 | 67 | 8125 | 147 | 187 | 187 | ... |
| Totals for the year 1921 | 220 | 179 | 1552 | 61 | 1800 | 101 | 46 | 82 | 82 | 44 | 89 | 89 | 1550 | 167 | 1798 | 8144 | 190 | 206 | 206 | 38 |
| Totals for the year 1920 | 130 | 108 | 1084 | 61 | 1356 | 99 | 35 | 1057 | 1057 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 460 | 26 | 507 | 1741 | 22 | 121 | 121 | 4 |
| CALVES. | GOATS. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Abscess | 6 | ... | 18 | ... | 72 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Actinomycosis | 14 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Anthrax | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Decomposition | 17 | 17 | 20 | 48 | 30 | 17 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Jaundice and Melanosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Parasitic Disease | ... | ... | 124 | ... | 117 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pleurisy and Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | 186 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 1 6l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis | 25 | 14 | 106 | ... | 149 | 11 | ... | 10 | 10 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Unmarketable | ... | ... | ... | 76 | ... | 70 | 37 | 25540 | 25540 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | 10 | 10 | ... |
| Totals for the year 1921 | 62 | 43 | 615 | 124 | 368 | 98 | 86 | 25567 | 25567 | 60 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 13 | ... | 10 | 10 | ... |
| Totals for the year 1920 | 35 | 36 | 251 | 115 | 404 | 37 | 88 | 9042 | 9042 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 37 | 37 | ... |
UNSOUND MEAT.*—The meat, &c., seized during the year by your Inspectors as unfit for food is classified as under:—
| 1921. | Diseased. | Unsound. | Unwholesome. | Tinned Meat. | Tinned Milk. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
| 27 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 148 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 10 3 | 6 | - | — | |||||||
| Second „ | 18 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 355 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 0 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| Third „ | 12 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 411 | 4 | 3 | 25 | _ | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Fourth | 29 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 518 | 4 | 2 | 14 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 1433 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 11 2 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 25 |
| 1921. | Rabbits and Hares. | Poultry and game. | Offal | fish | total | ||||||||||||||
| tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs | tons. | cwts. qrs. | lbs | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
| First Quarter | . | 77 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 61 | 6 5 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 332 | 19 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Second ,, | . | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 15 0 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 519 | 14 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Third | . | 28 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 145 | 8 3 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 627 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Fourth „ | 4 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 181 | 9 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 790 | 12 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 4 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 208 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 466 | 1 0 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2270 | 13 | 1 | 4 |
SUMMARY OF UNSOUND FOOD DESTROYED.
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | lbs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Markets, Smithfield | 1,604 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| Cold Stores | 420 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| Leadenhall Market and City Shops | 103 | 17 | 3 | 25 |
| Aldgate Market and Slaughterhouses | 109 | 11 | 1 | 27 |
| Total for the year 1921 | 2,238 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Total for the year 1920 | 2,141 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| Increase | 96 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Seven officers of the Royal Army Service Corps, seven officers of the
Royal Navy and three Veterinary Surgeons received training in meat inspection at
the Central Markets, Smithfield, during the year.
*Approximate weights.