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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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RECORD OF ORGANS SEIZED AT ALDGATE DURING THE YEAR 1924.
| Cause of Destruction. | OXEN. | CALVES. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleens. | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys. | Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleens. | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys. | |
| Abscess | 57 | 10 | 11 | ... | 177 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 23 | 19 | 98 | 11 | 20 | ... | ... | ... |
| Actinobacillosis | 20 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Actinomycosis | 19 | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Blood Aspiration | ... | ... | 99 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 78 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Decomposition | 9 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 8 | ... | 69 | 32 | ... | 53 | ... | ... | ... |
| Parasitic Disease | ... | ... | 148 | ... | 425 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 378 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 73 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | 193 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 164 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis | 92 | 92 | 137 | 16 | 90 | 43 | 30 | 90 | 90 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| Unwholesome | 20 | 17 | 30 | 42 | 438 | 270 | 72 | 412 | 412 | 83 | 32 | 41 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 14882 | 29 | 26419 | 26425 | 103 |
| Total for 1924 | 217 | 177 | 1007 | 58 | 1208 | 319 | 102 | 502 | 502 | 107 | 48 | 54 | 332 | 108 | 228 | 14899 | 111 | 26431 | 26437 | 108 |
| Total for 1923 | 214 | 146 | 1722 | 39 | 1379 | 48 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 66 | 51 | 56 | 318 | 108 | 222 | 53 | 170 | 30366 | 30366 | 96 |
| SHEEP. | PIGS. | GOATS. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Abscess | 8 | 7 | 8 | ... | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Actinobacillosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Actinomycosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Blood Aspiration | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Decomposition | 5 | 5 | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Parasitic Disease | ... | ... | 1972 | ... | 1745 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 97 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | 107 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Unwholesome | 34 | 32 | 94 | 125 | 162 | 6936 | 92 | 9751 | 9751 | 80 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 73 | ... | 52 | 52 | ... |
| Total for 1924 | 47 | 44 | 2278 | 130 | 1940 | 6936 | 92 | 9751 | 9751 | 80 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 73 | ... | 52 | 52 | ... |
| Total for 1923 | 85 | 71 | 1610 | 157 | 1258 | 11906 | 148 | 46 | 46 | 102 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 5 | 5 | ... |
DISEASED MEAT PROSECUTIONS, 1924.
| Date of Hearing. | Name. | Business. | Address. | Where Heard. | Before whom. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 2 24 | E. Stevens. | Butcher. | Havelock Street, Aylesbury. | Guildhall. | Ald. M. Jenks. | Caused to be sent for sale, three quarters of diseased beef. | Fined £10 10s. and £5 5s. costs. |
| 19/2/24 | Kent Bros. | Game Dealers | 30, Cumberland Street, Woodbridge. | ,, | Ald. I. N. Jacobs. | Caused to be sent for sale, one sheep carcase, diseased. | Fined £30 and £5 5s. costs. |
| 9/7/24 | G. Bullus. | Butcher. | Church Street, Nunney. | ,, | Ald. Sir V. Bowater. | Caused to be sent for sale, two top pieces of diseased beef. | Fined £5 and £5 5s. costs. |
| ,, | J- Wilson. | Farmer. | Sturton Farm, Wanstrow. | ,, | ,, | Being the owner of the above meat. | Fined £2 and £1 1s. costs. |
| 30/9/24 | S. Snell. | Butcher | . Lapford. | II | Ald. I. N. Jacobs. | Depositing for sale two short sides of diseased beef. | Fined £50 and £4 14s. Gd. costs. |
| ,, | G. Shapland. | Farmer. | Affeton Barton Farm, Devon. | ,, | ,, | Causing the above meat to be sent for sale. | Fined £50 and £4 14s. 6d. costs. |
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