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 Store.—contd.
| Article. | No.' | How Packed. | Origin. | Cause for Destruction. | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mutton (Carcases) | Brought | forward | 34 | 3 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 90 | .... | Uruguay | Caseous | 1 | 19 | 2 | 7 | |
| Lymphadenitis | ||||||||
| 2 | .... | Argentina | Unwholesome | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | .... | Australia | Foreign Bodies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | .... | New Zealand | Unwholesome | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | |
| 1 | .... | „ | Brine Stained | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
| 38 | .... | South Africa | Caseous Lymphadenitis | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | |
| „ (Pieces) | .... | .... | New Zealand | „ | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| .... | .... | Uruguay | „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| .... | .... | Chile | „ | 0 | 12 | 1 | 25 | |
| .... | .... | Australia | Brine Stained | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | |
| .... | .... | Argentina | „ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| ,, (Sides) | 86 | .... | „ | Caseous | 0 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Lymphadenitis | ||||||||
| 29 | .... | Uruguay | „ | 0 | 7 | 1 | 15 | |
| 4 | .... | New Zealand | „ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | |
| (Quarters) | 20 | .... | Argentina | „ | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | .... | New Zealand | „ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
| 3 | .... | Chile | „ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | |
| 8 | .... | Australia | „ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | |
| .... | .... | Argentina | Unwholesome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7 | .... | Brine Stained | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | .... | New Zealand | Injury | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| (Legs) | 4 | .... | „ | Caseous | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Lymphadenitis | ||||||||
| 58 | .... | Chile | „ | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | |
| 40 | .... | Uruguay | „ | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | |
| 170 | .... | Argentina | „ | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| .... | .... | „ | Brine Stained | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 24 | .... | New Zealand | Mould | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | |
| Pork (Kidneys) | 1 | Box | „ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| „ (Pieces) | 2 | .... | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
| .... | .... | Gt. Britain | Unsound | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | |
| „ (Livers) | 1,173 | Boxes | U.S.A. | Mould | 18 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| Partridges | 57 | Hampers | Austria | „ | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| Poultry (Mixed) | 1 | Bag | Gt. Britain | „ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| .... | .... | New Zealand | „ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |
| .... | .... | Holland | „ | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Rabbits | 12 | Cases | Australia | Unsound | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 1 | „ | New Zealand | „ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | |
| Tripe | .... | .... | Australia | „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| .... | .... | New Zealand | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total for Year 1930 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| ,, ,, 1929 | 284 | 5 | 2 | 17 | ||||
| . Decrease ........ | 223 | 3 | 0 | 17 | ||||
SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF VARIOUS FOOD PRODUCTS SURRENDERED TO OR SEIZED BY MEAT INSPECTORS IN THE CITY OF LONDON FOR DISEASED CONDITIONS, 1930.
| Countries. | Beef in lbs. | Mutton in lbs. | Pork in lbs. | Veal in lbs. | Bacon in lbs. | Offal in lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentine | 25,518 | 45,981 | 7,435 | 14 | — | 3,993 |
| Australia | 1,135 | 11,833 | 828 | — | — | 259 |
| Brazil | 3,730 | 310 | — | — | — | — |
| Britain | 18,629 | 19,628 | 139,941 | 4,374 | 25 | 87,176 |
| Chile | — | 5,579 | — | — | — | — |
| Denmark | — | — | — | — | 691 | — |
| Holland | — | — | — | — | 256 | — |
| Hungary | — | — | — | — | 121 | — |
| Ireland | 2,609 | 1,288 | 35,381 | 512 | — | 13,660 |
| New Zealand | 1,034 | 19,147 | 9,335 | 670 | — | 92 |
| Poland | — | — | — | — | 403 | — |
| South Africa | — | 1,710 | — | — | — | — |
| United States A. | — | — | 201 | — | — | — |
| Uruguay | 358 | 3,403 | — | — | — | — |
| Totals, 1930 | 53,013 | 108,879 | 193,121 | 5,570 | 1,496 | 105,180 |
| Totals, 1929 | 78,056 | 749,976 | 224,340 | 6,449 | 1,098 | 139,516 |