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City of London 1938
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The following table shows the amount of British diseased meat discovered in the Markets:—
| Disease. | GREAT BRITAIN.—1938. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef. | Mutton. | Pork. | Veal. | Goat. | Mesenterlee | Plucks. | Heads. | |||||||
| Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Tongues. | Lungs. | ||||
| Actinomycosis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — |
| Abscess | — | 2 | 16 | — | 46 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adenitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anaemia | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Black-quarter | — | '— | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cutaneous Rash | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cysticercus Bovis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cysticercus Ovis | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emaciation | 2 | — | 168 | — | 51 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fevered Condition | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Functional Derangement | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hemorrhagic | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hydraemia | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Immature | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| In Extremis | 1 | — | 24 | — | 19 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Injuries | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaundice | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 22 | — | — | —. | — | — | — | — |
| joint-ill | — | _ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leukaemia | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lymphadenitis | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melanosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nephritis | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Œdema | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Osteomalacia | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pyaemia | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleurisy and Peritonitis | — | — | 28 | — | 158 | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rachitis | — | — | 1 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | — | — | 9 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sarcosporidia | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis (Bovine) | 7 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | 4 | 11 |
| Tuberculosis (Porcine) | — | — | — | — | 302 | — | — | — | — | — | 281 | 4 | 283 | 2,527 |
| Uraemia | — | — | — | V | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Urticaria | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals for 1938 | 12 | 40 | 282 | — | 822 | — | 129 | 5 | — | 36 2 | 84 | 4 | 287 | 2,538 |
| Totals for 1937 | 15 | 26 | 812 | 1 | 1,512 | — | 151 | 6 | 1 | 57 4 | 54 | 8 | 425 | 4,260 |
IRELAND. The consignments of food, in tons, received from this country compared with those of 1937 were as follows:—
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork and Bacon. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Eggs. | Butter and Cheese | Sundries. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 1,729 | 1,942 | 3,298 | 2,460 | 1,688 | 105 | 3 | 1 |
| 1937 | 1,419 | 1,285 | 3,887 | 2,465 | 2,930 | 129 | — | — |
| The amount of unsound food surrendered is shown in tables Nos. 15 and 16:— | ||||||||
| Mutton Carcases. | Pork Carcases. | |||||||
| Abscess | — | 7 | ||||||
| Emaciation | — | 3 | ||||||
| Hemorrhagic | — | 1 | ||||||
| In Extremis | 3 | — | ||||||
| Jaundice | — | 1 | ||||||
| Nephritis | — | 1 | ||||||
| Osteomalacia | — | 1 | ||||||
| Pleurisy and Peritonitis | 1 | 15 | ||||||
| Rachitis | — | 4 | ||||||
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | — | 4 | ||||||
| Tuberculosis | — | 22 | ||||||
| Totals for 1938 | 4 | 59 | ||||||
| Totals for 1937 | 22 | 79 | ||||||