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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 1936
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| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork and Bacon. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Eggs. | Butter. | Sundries. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 152,973 | 15,159 | 842 | 276 | - | 67 | 100 | l |
| 1935 153,184 | 15,413 | 1,066 | 344 | - | 3 | 56 | 3 |
The amounts of diseased meat surrendered from this year's consignments are shown in the following table, and the amount of unsound food surrendered in tables Nos. 14 and 15.
| Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Pieces. | Pork. Carcases. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. | 1935.3 | 1936. | |
| Abscess | 33 | 27 | 62 | 45 | — | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Actinomycosis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis. | — | — | 107 | 105 | 95 | 103 | — | — |
| Cysticercus Bo vis | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cysticercus Ovis | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Emaciation | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emphysema | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leukaemia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lymphadenitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nephritis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Osteomalacia | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleurisy | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parasitic Disease | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Purulent Condition | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ |
| Tuberculosis (Hinds) | 47 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (Fores) | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tumour | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ulceration | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 106 | 102 | 181 | 157 | 95 | 104 | 11 | 3 |
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Eggs. | Butter. | Sundries. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 19,091 | 23,255 | 2,914 | 45 | 2,558 | 106 | 178 | - |
| 1935 | 18,004 | 25,064 | 1,821 | 66 | 4,240 | 108 | 179 | 2 |
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. Pieces. | Pork. Carcases. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. | |
| Abscess | 6 | 17 | 59 | 48 | — | — | 8 | 3 |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | — | 101 | 103 | 144 | 23 | — | — |
| Cysticercus Bovis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cysticercus Ovis | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
| Parasitic Disease | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Pleurisy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ulcerated | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 9 | 37 | 168 | 166 | 144 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb | Pork. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Eggs. | Butter and Cheese. | Sundries. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 11,833 | 62,369 | 8,668 | 27 | 291 | 4 | 295 | — |
| 1935 | 10,512 | 68,747 | 7,952 | 40 | 284 | 3 | 277 | 4 |