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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 1937
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The following table shows the amount of British diseased meat discovered in the Markets :— GREAT BRITAIN.—1937.
| Beef. | Mutton. | Pork. | Veal. | Goat. | Lungs. | Mesenteries. | Plucks. | Heads. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Tongues. | ||||
| Actinomycosis | — | —- | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Abscess | — | 1 | 70 | — | 87 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abnormal Odour | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anaemia | — | — | _ | — | 3 | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congestion of Lungs | — | — | 2 | — | _ | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cutaneous Rash | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cysticercus Ovis | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Distomatosis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Emaciation | 4 | — | 499 | 1 | 113 | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Fevered Condition | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hemorrhagic | — | —- | — | — | 130 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hydraemia | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Immature | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 53 | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — |
| In Extremis | — | — | 74 | — | 17 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Injuries | 1 | — | 11 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaundice | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joint-ill | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lymphadenoma | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Necrosis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Nephritis | _ | _ | 5 | _ | 5 | _ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Osteomalacia | — | — | __ | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Osteoporosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Osteomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parasitic | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pyaemia | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleurisy and Peritonitis | — | 1 | 77 | — | 306 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Rachitis | _ | _ | 3 | — | 39 | — | 1 | _ | — | _ | — | — | 2 | — |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | — | — | 41 | — | 81 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Septicaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis (Bovine) | 9 | 24 | — | — | 15 | 2 | — | 38 | 5 | — | 7 | 10 | ||
| Tuberculosis (Porcine) | — | — | 638 | — | — | 449 | 8 | 407 | 4,249 | |||||
| Uraemia | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Urticaria | — | — | — | — | I | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals for 1937 | 15 | 26 | 812 | 1 | 1,512 | — | 151 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 454 | 8 | 425 | 4,260 |
| Totals for 1936 | 13 | 15 | 317 | — | 1,250 | — | 138 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 25 | 651 | 4,227 |
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork and Bacon. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Butter and Cheese. | Eggs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 1,419 | 1,285 | 3,887 | 2,465 | 2,930 | — | 129 | |
| 1936 | 1,591 | 1,796 | 6,886 | 2,240 | 977 | l | 103 | |
The amount of unsound food surrendered is shown in tables Nos. 14 and 15, and the diseased meat surrendered as follows :—
| Mutton and Lamb Carcases. Quarters. | Pork Carcases. | Veal Carcases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abscess | 4 | — | 11 | — |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | 1 | — | — | — |
| Emaciation | 12 | — | 4 | 3 |
| Haemorrhagic | — | — | 1 | — |
| In Extremis | — | — | 3 | — |
| Jaundice | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lymphadenoma | — | — | 2 | — |
| Nephritis | 1 | — | — | — |
| Parasitic | — | 2 | — | — |
| Pleurisy | 4 | — | 23 | — |
| Pyaemia | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rachitis | — | — | 6 | — |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | — | — | 3 | — |
| Tuberculosis | — | — | 24 | |
| Totals for 1937 | 22 | 2 | 79 | 3 |
| Totals for 1936 | 1 | — | 74 | — |