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City of London 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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Table: UNSOUND MEAT, Etc., REMOVED FROM COLD STORES.

UNSOUND MEAT, Etc., REMOVED FROM COLD STORES.

Article.No.How Packed.Origin.Cause tor Destruction.Tons.Cwts.Qrs.lbs.
Beef (Pieces)........ArgentinaDecomposed00121
„„11....AustraliaBone Taint013123
„3„Brine Stained0027
,, (Tongues)1BagArgentina ....Mould Fungi00317
„ (Cheeks)3„,, ....Decomposed01018
„ (Tails)2„ ....„ ....Vermin Damg.00326
,, (Hearts)1„ ....„ ....Decomposed00112
„ (Kidneys)3Cases„ ....„ ....00312
„ „5,, ....UruguayMould Fungi02220
Fish....BoxesCanadaDecomposed1600
Lambs1,225....Argentina*C.L.A265023
„ „39....Australia....016314
„ „16....Chile„ ....06025
„ „129....New Zealand„ ....119021
„ „1....„ ....Mould Fungi0015
„ „44....„ ....Brine Stained012311
„ „1....Australia....00122
„ „2....ChileTransit Damg.00124
Liquid Eggs1TinChinaDecomposed00110
Mutton (Carcases)4,178....Argentina*C.L.A1232124
„ „1,736....Australia„ ....513120
„ „1,209....Chile....384016
„ „517....New Zealand....138320
„ „41....Uruguay„ ....1008
„ „1....New ZealandTransit Damg.00116
„ „2....Argentina„ ....00211
„ „2....„ ....Store Damg00313
„ „\....ChileBrine Stained0024
„ (Kidneys)60Cases ....Argentina ....Mould Fungi1730
(Legs)36....UruguayC.L.A.....02016
,, ,,386....Argentina ....„ ....12022
„„ ....21....Australia ....„ ....0101
„„ .... ....33....Chile„ ....02318
„ (Quarters)221....Argentina ....„ ....1132
„„ .... ....45....Australia ....„ ....0622
„„ .... ....2....Chile„ ....00020
„„ .... ....4....Uruguay„ ....0021
„ „6New Zealand„ ....0019
„ „2....,,Brine Stained00022
,, (Shoulders)99....Uruguay*C.L.A04218
„„ .... ....22....Argentina....0110
„ (Sides)116....„ ....„ ....110118
183....Uruguay„....210020
„„ ....2....New Zealand„ ....00125
„ (Pieces)........Australia....07020
„„........Argentina„ ....017015
„„ ............,, ....Decomposed00122
„„ .... ............AustraliaBrine Stained02124
„„ .... ..........New Zealand„ ....110226
Offal1BagArgentinaDecomposed00013
Pork (Pieces)........AustraliaAbscess00013
,, (Kidneys)1CasesArgentinaDecomposed00025
.. (Legs)5„ ....U.S.A.Mould Fungi05017
,, (Livers)575Boxes.....„ ....81135
Sweetbreads....„ ....AustraliaDecomposed0004
Tails2BagsArgentina0110
Tripe120„ ........„ ....212222
Turtles2............0137
Veal (Kidneys)37Cases„Mould Fungi1037
Cheese12„ ....EnglishDecomposed01020
Total for the Year 1929........2845217
„„1928........2161230
Increase............6712317

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* Caseous Lymphadenitis.