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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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| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork and Bacon. | Poultry and Game. | Eggs. | Butter. | Sundries. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 149,946 | 17,240 | 728 | 273 | 46 | 65 | l | ||
| 1936 | 152,973 | 15,159 | 842 | 276 | 67 | 100 | l | ||
| Lamb and Mutton Carcases. | Lamb and Mutton Pieces. | Pork Carcases. | |||||||
| Beef Quarters. | |||||||||
| 1936. | 1937. | 1936. | 1937. | 1936. | 1937. | 1936. | 1937. | ||
| Abscess | 27 | 21 | 45 | 13 | l | — | 3 | 3 | |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | — | 105 | 84 | 103 | 380 | — | — | |
| Cysticercus bovis | 11 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cysticercus ovis | — | — | 3 | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
| Calcified Cysts | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Actinomycosis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Abnormal Glands | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Emaciation | — | \— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Hemorrhagic | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis | 54 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tumour | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 92 | 109 | 153 | 151 | 104 | 380 | 3 | 3 | |
The amount of diseased meats surrendered from this year's consignments are shown in the
above, and the amount of unsound food surrendered in tables Nos. 14 & 15.
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Eggs. | Butter. | Sundries. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 24,083 | 26,948 | 2,540 | 36 | 1,965 | 62 | 129 | 14 | |||
| 1936 | 19,091 | 23,255 | 2,914 | 45 | 2,558 | 106 | 178 | ||||
| [ | Beef Carcases. | Lamb and Mutton Carcases. | Lamb and Mutton Pieces. | ||||||||
| Pork Carcases. | |||||||||||
| 1936. | 1937. | 1936. | 1P37. | 1936. | 1937. | 1936. | 1937. | ||||
| Abscess | 17 | 11 | 48 | 47 | — | — | 3 | 20 | |||
| Actinomycosis | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Caseous lymphadenitis | — | — | 103 | 143 | 18 | 42 | — | — | |||
| Cysticercus ovis | — | — | 8 | 109 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Parasitic Disease | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Tuberculosis | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Totals | 36 | 20 | 159 | 302 | 18 | 42 | 3 | 20 | |||
The amount of diseased meat surrendered from this year's consignments are shown in the
above, and the amount of unsound food surrendered in tables Nos. 14 and 15.
| Butter and Cheese. | Sundries | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork. | Poultry and Lamb. Rabbits | Eggs. | |||
| 1937 | 13,478 | 62,234 | 7,213 | 43 102 | 1 | 246 | 4 |
| 1936 | 11,833 | 62,369 | 8,668 | 27 291 | 4 | 295 | — |
The amount of unsound food discovered in these consignments is given in tables Nos. 14 and 15, and the diseased meat figures in the following tables :—
| Beef Quarters. | Mutton and Lamb Carcases. | Mutton and Lamb Pieces. | Pork Carcases. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937. | 1936. | 1937. | 1936. | 1937. | 1936. | 1937. | 1936. | |
| Abscess | 3 | 2 | 34 | 63 | — | — | 59 | — |
| Abnormal Glands | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Actinomycosis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caseous lymphadenitis | — | — | 137 | 147 | 20 | 4 | — | — |
| Cysticercus ovis | — | — | 119 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| Haemorrhagic | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleurisy | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Tumour | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 10 | 6 | 294 | 227 | 20 | 4 | 61 | — |