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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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The following table shows the amount of food taken for disease, viz. :—
| Beef Quarters | Mutton Carcases | Mutton Quarters | Pork Carcases | Mutton Pieces | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931. | 1932. | 1931. | 1932. | 1931. | 1932. | 1931. | 1932. | 1931. | 1932. | |
| Abscess | 39 | 27 | 24 | 9 | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | — | 371 | 215 | 142 | 19 | — | - | 115 | 8 |
| Cysticercus Bovis | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — |
| Emaciation | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | - | — | — |
| Nephritis | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pleurisy | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peritonitis | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | - | — | — |
| Tuberculosis (Hinds) | 64 | 84 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ (Fores) | 13 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ (Pore.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Totals | 118 | 135 | 402 | 232 | 142 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 115 | 8 |
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. Pork. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Eggs. | Butter. | Sundries. | |
| 7,484 | 17,821 2,009 | 125 | 6,889 | 136 | 151 | 3 |
The amount of unsound food taken from these quantities is shown on page 40, and the amount taken for disease in the following table, viz. :—
| Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Quarters | Pork. Carcases. | Mutton. Pieces. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931. | 1932. | 1931. | 1932. | 1931. | 1932. | 1931. | 1932. | 1931. | 1932. | |
| Abscess | - | 3 | 17 | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | - | — | 241 | 171 | 38 | 25 | - | — | 162 | 24 |
| Emaciation | - | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 5 | 10 | 263 | 181 | 38 | 25 | - | 2 | 162 | 24 |
New Zealand.—From this country the total amount of food deposited in the Central
Markets during 1932 consisted of beef, 3,312; mutton and lamb, 78,115; pork, 2,006;
poultry, 7 ; rabbits, 341 ; eggs, 3 ; butter and cheese, 311 ; and sundries, 2 tons respectively.
The amount of unsound food discovered in those consignments is given in Tables
Nos. 18 and 19, and the amount of diseased meat in the following Table :—
Beef. Quarters. 1931. 1932. Mutton. Carcases. 1931. 1932. Mutton. Quarters. 1931. 1932. Pork. Carcases. 1931. 1932. Mutton. Pieces. 1931. 1932.
| Abscess | l | — | 13 | 9 | - | — | 44 | 33 | - | — |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis Parasitic Disease | — | — | 201 5 | 157 15 | 4 | 12 | — | — | - | 6 |
| Pleurisy Tuberculosis | l | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 221 | 181 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 39 | 6 |
Uruguay.—The amount of meat sent from this country consisted of 34,992 tons of
beef and 8,184 tons of mutton, compared with 7,157 tons of beef and 1,015 tons of mutton
for 1931. Some of the beef reached a high standard of quality and showed improved
breeding. Improvement in meat inspection continues as the following figures show, viz. :—
Beef.
Quarters.
1931. 1932.
Mutton.
Carcases.
1931. 1932.
Pork.
Carcases.
1931. 1932.
Mutton.
Pieces.
1931. 1932.
Abscess .... .... .... .... .... 5 — 3 1 1 — — —
Caseous Lymphadenitis — — 40 3 — — 48 —
Emaciation — — — 2 — — — —
Tuberculosis 1 — — — — — — —
Totals 6 — 43 6 1 — 48 —
Chile.—The inspection in this country continues to show improvement. Only 10 carcases
were seized for disease, compared with 148 in 1931.