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City of London 1930
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New Zealand.—This Dominion deposited direct into the market 2,487 tons of beef and
veal, 70,663 tons of mutton and lamb, 2,254 tons of pork, 10 tons of poultry and game,
302 tons of rabbits, 461 tons of butter and cheese, 3 tons of eggs, and 5 tons of sundries.
The total weights of diseased and unsound foods are given on pages 41 and 42.
The causes for seizure of diseased meat are given in the following table and show improved inspection in the Dominion :—
| DISEASE. | Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. | Pork. Carcases. | Pieces. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcases. | Quarters. | Mutton. | Pork. | |||||||
| 1929. | 1930. | 19'.'9. | 1930. | 1929. | 1930. | 1929. | 1930. | 1930. | ||
| Abscess | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 93 | 76 | 1 | 4 |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | — | 763 | 311 | 16 | 33 | — | — | 10 | — |
| Cysticercus Ovis | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hæmorrhages | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Parasitic Disease | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Peritonitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1 | 2 | 766 | 323 | 16 | 33 | 94 | 76 | 12 | 4 |
Uruguay and Brazil.—Consignments from those countries consisted of 18,415 tons of
beef and veal, 3,520 tons of mutton and lamb and 14 tons of pork. The weights of diseased
and unsound foods have been kept separate for each country and are given on pages 41
and 42.
The causes for seizure of diseased meat are given in the following table, viz. :— Uruguay.
| DISEASE. | Beef. | Mutton. | Pork. | Beef. | Pieces. Mutton. 1930. | Pork. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarters. | Carcases. | Sides. | Carcase. 1930. | |||||||
| 1929. | 1930. | 1929. | 1930. | 1929. | 1930. | |||||
| Abscess | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | — | 339 | 152 | 183 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Parasitic Disease | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Totals | 2 | 4 | 339 | 153 | 183 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Abscess | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 7 |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 5 | 11 | — | 26 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 7 |
Other Countries.—The weights of food deposited in the markets from the following
countries are not available, but the weights of diseased and unsound food taken are given
opposite the countries' names on pages 41 and 42.
The causes for seizures of the diseased meat are given below. It is satisfactory to note the marked improvement in the freedom from disease in consignments from Chile.
| DISEASE. | Mutton. | Pork. | Bacon. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcases. | Sides. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Pieces. | Sides. | Pieces. | ||
| 1929. | 1930. | 1930. | 1930. | 1930. | 1930. | |||
| 2,252 | 160 | 217 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abscess | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 |
| Pleurisy | — | — | — | — | — | — | l | — |
| Tumour | — | — | — | — | — | — | l | — |
| Abscess | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Abscess | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Abscess | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |