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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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BREEDS.—Of the animals affected with tuberculosis the breeds were as
follows:—
Animals. Red Poll. Devon. Crossbred Hereford. Shorthorn. Longhorn. Fresian.
Bulls — — 2 — 1 —
Calves 1 1 7 — 11 — 2
Cows — 5 8 — 4 2 2
Heifers — — 1 — 6 — 2
Oxen 5 — 30 3 30 — —
The following tables show the total number of carcases, portions of carcases
and organs destroyed in the slaughter-houses with the cause for destruction.
NUMBER OF CARCASES AND QUARTERS SEIZED AND DESTROYED AT ALDGATE.
| BEEF. | MUTTON. | VEAL. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause for Destruction. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters | Carcases. | Quarters. |
| Asphyxia | .... | .... | 4 | .... | .... | .... |
| Decomposition | 1 | .... | 12 | .... | 1 | .... |
| Fibroma Carcinoma | .... | .... | 1 | .... | .... | .... |
| Hydraemia and Emaciation | .... | .... | 15 | .... | 2 | .... |
| Injury | .... | .... | .... | .... | 2 | 8 |
| Jaundice | .... | .... | .... | .... | 1 | .... |
| Pleurisy and Pneumonia | .... | .... | 8 | .... | 8 | .... |
| Pyaemia | l | .... | .... | .... | 1 | .... |
| Tuberculosis | 22 | 9 | .... | .... | 13 | .... |
| Unsound | .... | .... | .... | .... | 15 | .... |
| Totals for year 1922 | 24 | 9 | 40 | .... | 43 | 8 |
| Totals for year 1921 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 43 | 25 | 5 |
| RECORD OF ORGANS SEIZED AT ALDGATE FOR THE YEAR 1922. | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause for Destruction. | OXEN. | CALVES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleens. | Mesenteries | Intestines. | Kidneys. | Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleens. | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys | |
| Abscess | 32 | ... | 19 | ... | 188 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 30 | ... | 168 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Actinomycosis | 99 | 126 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Distomatosis | ... | ... | 27 | ... | 1045 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Parasitic Disease | ... | ... | 138 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 604 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 207 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis | 55 | 40 | 75 | ... | 66 | 29 | ... | 61 | 61 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 21 | ... | 21 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| Unsound | 1 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 3 | 17 | 54 | 93 | 93 | 64 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 119 | 34 | 27 | 93 | 28678 | 28678 | 74 |
| Totals for the year 1922 | 187 | 167 | 871 | 43 | 1302 | 46 | 54 | 154 | 154 | 70 | 47 | 44 | 278 | 119 | 278 | 40 | 96 | 28691 | 28691 | 80 |
| Totals for the year 1921 | 220 | 179 | 1552 | 61 | 1800 | 101 | 46 | 82 | 82 | 44 | 62 | 43 | 615 | 124 | 368 | 98 | 86 | 25567 | 25567 | 60 |
| SHEEP | GOATS. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Abscess | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Actinomycosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Distomatosis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 140 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Parasitic diseases | ... | ... | 1859 | ... | 1225 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 109 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Unsound | 28 | 28 | 19 | 102 | 28 | 10177 | 109 | 288 | 288 | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Totals for the year 1922 | 28 | 28 | 1989 | 102 | 1426 | 10177 | 109 | 288 | 288 | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Totals for the year 1921 | 89 | 89 | 1550 | 167 | 1798 | 8144 | 190 | 206 | 206 | 38 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 13 | ... | 10 | 10 | ... |