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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 1934
[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 | 8 | 4 | l | 26 | |||
| Geese | 1 | Case | Argentina | Mould Fungi | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Glands | 2 | ,, | ,, | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hares | 97 | .... | United Kingdom. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Kidneys | .... | Argentina | & | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | |
| .... | Australia | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| .... | New Zealand | ,, | 0 | 8 | 3 | 23 | ||
| Livers | .... | Argentina | ,, | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| ,, | .... | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| ,, | .... | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Lard | 4 | Boxes | United Kingdom. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | |
| Mellons | 225 | Casks | .... | ,, | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mutton (Carcases) | 3 | .... | Argentina | *C.L.A | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| 1 | .... | ,, | Mould Fungi | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| ,, | 2 | .... | ,, | Decomposed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| „ (Sides) | 1 | .... | ,, | *C.L.A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| (Quarters) | 2 | .... | ,, | ,, | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| „ (Shoulders) | 2 | .... | ,, | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| (Legs) | 168 | .... | 0 | 13 | 2 | 22 | ||
| „ (Pieces) | .... | ,, | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | ||
| ,, | .... | Brine Stained & Perished. | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | ||
| „ (Hearts) | 4 | Bags | Mould Fungi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| „ (Carcases) | 32 | .... | Australia | *C.L.A | 0 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | .... | Brine Stained | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2 | .... | ,, | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |
| 22 | .... | Store Damage | 0 | 13 | 2 | 14 | ||
| „ (Sides) | 3 | .... | ,, | *C.L.A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| „ (Quarters) | 157 | .... | ,, | 0 | 18 | 3 | 5 | |
| 30 | .... | Decomposed | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | ||
| „ (Shoulders) | 136 | .... | *C.L.A | 0 | 6 | 2 | 23 | |
| (Legs) | 53 | .... | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 10 | .... | ,, | Brine Stained | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| „ (Pieces) | .... | ,, | *C.L.A | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4 | |
| .... | Mould Fungi & Decomposed. | 1 | 9 | 2 | 25 | |||
| ,, ,, | .... | ,, | Brine Stained | 0 | 14 | 0 | 19 | |
| „ (Carcases) | 8 | .... | Chile | *C.L.A | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | .... | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| „ (Shoulders) | 6 | .... | *C.L.A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
| (Legs) | 68 | .... | ,, | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| „ (Pieces) | .... | Brine Stained | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| „ (Sides) | 47 | .... | ,, | *C.L. | 0 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| „ (Hearts) | 3 | Bags | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | |
| „ (Carcases) | 5 | New Zealand | Brine Stained | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| Mutton (Carcases) | 1 | Bruised | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 40 | ,, | *C.L.A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 8 | ,, | Mould Fungi | 0 | 2 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 120 | SmokeDamage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | Transit Damage. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | |||
| ,, (Sides) | 1 | *C.L.A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| „ (Quarters) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |||
| „ (Shoulders) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| (Legs) | 129 | ,, | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | ||
| „ (Pieces) | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| (Quarters) | 2 | Mould Fungi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| „ (Pieces) | Brine Stained | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |||
| Mould Fungi | 0 | 18 | 1 | 21 | ||||
| ,, | Perished | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||
| Carried forward | 33 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
* Caseous Lymphadenitis.