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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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ARGENTINE.
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork and Bacon. | Poultry and Game. | Eggs. | Butter. | Sundries. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 141,177 | 16,001 | 935 | 311 | 15 | 15 | l |
| 1937 | 149,946 | 17,240 | 728 | 273 | 46 | 65 | l |
The amounts of diseased meat surrendered from this year's consignments are shown in the following table, and the amount of unsound food surrendered on pages 39 and 40.
| Beet Quarters. | Lamb and Mutton Carcases. | Lamb and Mutton Pieces. | Pork Carcases. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938. | 1937. | 1938. | 1937. | 1938. | 1937. | 1938. | 1937. | |
| Abscess | 27 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 3 | — | 28 | 3 |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | — | 80 | 84 | 28 | 380 | — | — |
| Cysticercus Bovis | 30 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cysticercus Ovis | — | — | 83 | 51 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | 57 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tumour | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 115 | 105 | 169 | 148 | 36 | 380 | 28 | 3 |
AUSTRALIA.
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Eggs. | Butter. | Sundries. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 .... 27,166 | 26,553 | 2,176 | 23 | 2,739 | 29 | 46 | - | |||
| 1937 ..... 24,083 | 26,948 | 2,540 | 36 | 1,965 | 62 | 129 | 14 | |||
| Beef Carcases. | Mutton Carcases. | Mutton Pieces. | Pork Carcases. | |||||||
| 1938. | 1937. | 1938. | 1937. | 1938. | 1937. | 1038. | 1937. | |||
| Abscess | 15 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 2 | — | 24 | 20 | ||
| Actinobacillosis | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | - | 115 | 143 | 29 | 42 | — | — | |||
| Cysticercus Bovis | 3 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Cysticercus Ovis | — | - | 138 | 109 | 37 | — | — | — | ||
| Hæmorrhagic | — | - | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | ||
| Tuberculosis | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Totals | 22 | 18 | 270 | 299 | 68 | 42 | 27 | 20 | ||
The amount of diseased meat surrendered from this year's consignments are shown in the
above, and the amount of unsound food surrendered on pages 39 and 40.
NEW ZEALAND. The total amount of food, in tons, for 1938 which was deposited in the markets, compared with those of 1937, is shown as follows :—
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Eggs. | Butter and Cheese. | Sundries. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 13,105 | 61,902 | 7,181 | 13 | 238 | 2 | 147 | 2 |
| 1937 | 13,478 | 62,234 | 7,213 | 43 | 102 | 1 | 246 | 4 |
The amount of unsound food discovered in these consignments is given in tables on pages 39 and 40, and the diseased meat figures in the following table :—
| Beef Quarters. | Mutton Carcases. | Mutton Pieces. | Pork Carcases. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938. | 1937. | 1938. | 1937. | 1938. | 1937. | 1938. | 1937. | ||
| Abscess | l | 3 | 20 | 34 | — | — | 149 | 59 | |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | — | — | 115 | 137 | 18 | 20 | — | — | |
| Cysticercus Ovis | — | — | 189 | 119 | 19 | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis | l | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 7 | 324 | 290 | 37 | 20 | 149 | 61 | |