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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The following table shows the amounts of meat surrendered as diseased and the quantities of unsound food are shown in tables Nos. 14 and 15.
Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Quarters. | Mutton. Pieces. | Pork. Carcases. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1934. | 1935. | 1934. | 1935. | 1934. | 1935. | 1934. | 1935. | 1934. | 1935. | |
Abscess | 9 | 39 | 59 | - | - | - | - | |||
Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | — | 91 | - | - | - | 144 | — | - | |
Parasitic Disease | — | — | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Pleurisy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Tuberculosis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Ulcerated | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 9 | 158 | _ | _ | _ | 144 | 3 |
Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Eggs. | Butter and Cheese. | Sundries. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1935 | 10,512 | 68,747 | 7,952 | 40 | 284 | 3 | 277 | 4 |
1934 | 10,834 | 6,135 | 5 | 715 | 3 | 323 | 5 |
The amount of unsound food discovered in these consignments is given in tables Nos. L and 15 and the diseased meat figures in the following table :—
Beef. | Mutton. | Mutton. | Mutton. | Pork. Carcases. | Pork Sides minus head | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1934. 1935. | 1934. 1935. | 1934. | 1935. | 1934. | 1935. | 1934. | 1935. | 1935. | |||
Abscess | 15 | 46 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 3 | |||
Adenitis | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | — | — |
Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | 73 | 127 | - | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Fatty Condition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | — |
Tumour | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Hæmorrhagic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — |
Injury and Pleurisy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — |
Nephritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
Parasitic Disease | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Pleurisy | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | — | — | 34 | |
Septic Injury | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Transit Damage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
Tuberculosis | 1 | 10 | 48 | 57 | |||||||
Uraemia | — | — | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | |
Totals | 4 | 107 | 190 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 36 | 139 | 94 |
Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork. | Poultry and Game. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1935 | 671 |
The amounts of unsound food is shown in tables Nos. 14 and 15 and the diseased is
Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Pieces. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1934. 1935. | 1934. | 1935. | 1934. | 1935. | ||
Abscess | 3 | l | - | - | ||
Caseous Lymphadenitis Tumour | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
Parasitic Disease | — | — | 1 | — | - | - |
Tuberculosis | — | 1 | — | — | - | — |
Totals | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | — |
Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Quarters. | Mutton. Pieces. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1934. | 1935. | 1934. | 1935. | 1934. | 1935. | |
Abscess | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Caseous Lymphadenitis | 1 | 15 | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 19 | - | - | - | - |