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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 13 | 9 | 0 | 27 | ||||
| Mutton (Carcases) | 106 | .... | Argentina | *C.L.A. | 2 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| „ (sides) | 76 | .... | ,, | ,, | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| (Quarters) | 142 | .... | ,, | 0 | 14 | 1 | 18 | |
| „ (Pieces) | 32 | .... | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| „ (Carcases) | 1 | .... | ,, | Brine Stain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| (Quarters) | 2 | .... | Unsound | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | |
| „ (Pieces) | 2 | .... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| „ (Carcases) | 48 | .... | Australia | *C.L.A | 0 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
| „ (Quarters) | 38 | .... | ,, | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | |
| „ (Pieces) | 162 | .... | ,, | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| „ (Carcases) | 3 | .... | Mould | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | .... | Brine Stain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| (Quarters) | 2 | .... | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| ,, ,, | 4 | .... | ,, | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| „ (Pieces) | 1 | .... | ,, | Mould | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| ,, ,, | 1 | .... | ,, | Foreign Bodies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| (Livers) | .... | .... | ,, | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| „ (Carcases) | 27 | .... | Brazil | *C.L.A | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 |
| ,, ,, | 146 | .... | Chile | ,, | 3 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| (Sides) | 98 | .... | ,, | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| „ (Pieces) | 32 | .... | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| „ (Carcases | 57 | .... | New Zealand | ,, | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| „ (Sides) | 23 | .... | ,, | ,, | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| (Quarters) | 4 | .... | ,, | ,, | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| „ (Pieces) | 139 | .... | ,, | ,, | 0 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| „ (Carcases) | 15 | Ammonia damage. | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | ||
| „ (Pieces) | 88 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||
| ,, ,, | 1 | .... | ,, | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| ,, ,, | 32 | .... | ,, | Mould | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| „ (Carcases) | 28 | .... | Uruguay | *C.L.A | 0 | 12 | 3 | 13 |
| „ (Pieces) | 48 | .... | ,, | ,, | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| „ (Carcases) | 1 | .... | .... | Perished | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Offal | .... | .... | .... | Mould | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| ,, ,, | .... | .... | Argentina | ,, | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ,, ,, | .... | .... | Australia | ,, | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Pork (Carcases) | 1 | .... | New Zealand | Unsound | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poultry | .... | .... | .... | Perished | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| ,, | .... | .... | Argentina | Mould | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Rabbits | 99 | .... | .... | Unsound | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| ,, ,, | 8,780 | .... | New Zealand | ,, | 8 | 18 | 3 | 4 |
| ,, ,, | 96 | .... | Australia | ,, | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| Sausage Meat | .... | .... | Gt. Britain | Decomposed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sweetbreads | 2 | Boxes | New Zealand | Unsound | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Turkeys | 2 | .... | Gt. Britain | Mould | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Veal (Sides) | 2 | .... | Argentina | Unsound | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| „ (Boneless) | .... | .... | Brazil | Abscess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Venison | .... | .... | Gt. Britain | Unsound | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total for Year 1931 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 12 | ||||
| „ 1930 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Decrease | 23 | 7 | 3 | 16 | ||||
| * C.L.A.=Caseous Lymphadenitis. | ||||||||