Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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UNSOUND MEAT, Etc., REMOVED FROM COLD STORES.
Article. | No. | How Packed. | Origin. | Cause for Destruction. | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | lbs. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beef (Pieces) ........ | .... | .... | Argentine | Bone Taint | l | 19 | 2 | 14 |
„ „ | .... | .... | ,, | Decomposed | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
„ „ | .... | .... | ,, | Injury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
„ „ | .... | .... | ,, | Mould Fungi | 21 | 12 | 3 | 24 |
„ „ | .... | .... | ,, | Vermin Eaten | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
„ „ | .... | .... | Australia | Bone Taint | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
„ „ | .... | .... | ,, | Decomposed | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
........ | .... | ,, | Mould Fungi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
Brawn ............ | 36 | Cases | Holland | Decomposed | 0 | 11 | 2 | 20 |
Butter ............ | .... | Denmark | Rancid | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
Caviare ............ | 12 | Cases | Russia | Decomposed | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
Cheese ............ | .... | .... | Denmark | Mould Fungi | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
Deer................ | 1 | .... | British | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Fish (Various) ........ | .... | .... | ,, | ,, | 5 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
Game (Black) ........ | 100 | Cases | Russia | ,, | 8 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
Glands ............ | 1 | Case | Argentine | ,, | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
10 | Tins | New Zealand | ,, | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | |
Kidneys (Ox) ........ | .... | .... | Argentine | Mould Fungi | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
(Sheep) ........ | .... | .... | ,, | ,, | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
(Ox) ........ | .... | .... | Australia | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
(Sheep) ........ | .... | .... | New Zealand | ,, | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
Lambs (Carcases) ........ | 2 | .... | Argentine | Brine Stain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
II ll ........ | 19 | .... | ,, | Mould Fungi | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
1 | .... | Australia | Brine Stain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | |
1 | .... | ,, | Vermin Eaten | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
„ „ | 12 | .... | New Zealand | Mould Fungi ,, | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
„ (Pieces) ........ | .... | .... | Argentine,, | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | |
.... | .... | New Zealand | ,, | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 | |
Livers (Lambs) ........ | .... | .... | Argentine | Decomposed | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
„ „ | .... | .... | ,, | Mould Fungi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
Mutton (Carcases) | 9 | .... | ,, | Brine Stain | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
1,121 | .... | Chili | *C.L.A | 22 | 15 | 3 | 16 | |
7 | .... | New Zealand | Brine Stain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
„ (Pieces) ........ | .... | .... | Argentine | Decomposed | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
„ „ | .... | .... | ,, | Mould Fungi | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
„ „ | .... | .... | Australia | ,, | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
.... | .... | New Zealand | ,, | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
(Sides) ........ | 106 | .... | Chili | *C.L.A | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Offal ............ | .... | .... | Argentine | Decomposed | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
Pork (Pieces) ........ | .... | .... | Manchuria | Mould Fungi | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
Poultry (Various) ........ | .... | .... | British | Decomposed | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
.... | .... | Italy | ,, | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
Rabbits ............ | 24 | .... | Australia | ,, | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
Tails (Ox) ............ | .... | .... | Argentine | ,, | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Tongues (Ox) ........ | 8 | Bags | „ | ,, | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
Venison .... ........ | .... | .... | British | ,, | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
,, | .... | .... | Argentine | ,, | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
72 | 4 | 1 | 19 | |||||
Total for the Year 1927 = 72 tons 4 cwts. 1 qrs. 19 lbs. | ||||||||
1926 = 66 . „ 1 „ 0 „ 26 „ | ||||||||
Increase 6 „ 3 ,, 0 ,, 21 „ | ||||||||
*Caseous Lymphadenitis. |