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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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CASEOUS LYMPHADENITIS.
| Country. | 1938. | 1937. | 1936. | 1938. | 1937. | 1936. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentine | 80 | 84 | 104 | 28 | 380 | 92 |
| Australia | 115 | 143 | 103 | 29 | 42 | 18 |
| Brazil | 3 | 24 | — | — | 50 | — |
| Chile | 8 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 133 | 32 |
| New Zealand | 115 | 113 | 147 | 18 | 18 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 324 | 383 | 368 | 81 | 623 | 147 |
LEADENHALL MARKET AND CITY SHOPS.
| The Leadenhall Market and City Shops have been systematically inspected during the year, and the following table shows the amount and variety of unsound food dealt with :— | |||||||
| Bacon (Pieces) | 47 | Mutton (Carcases) | 4 | ||||
| Beef (Livers) | 30 | „ (Pieces) | 19 | ||||
| „ (Pieces) | 28 | Partridges | 1,029 | ||||
| „ (Tongues) | 45 | Pheasants | 699 | ||||
| „ (Melts) | 10 | Pigeons | 555 | ||||
| „ (Stirk) | 1 | Plover | 129 | ||||
| Chickens and Poussins | 2,030 | Pork (Pieces) | 8 | ||||
| Curlew | 3 | „ (Heads and Collars) | 12 | ||||
| Ducks | 341 | Plucks | 30 | ||||
| Eggs | 707 | Ptarmigan | 49 | ||||
| Fish (Tins) | 6 | Quail | 67 | ||||
| Fowls | 9,931 | Rabbits | 7,690 | ||||
| Fruit (Tins) | 1,666 | Sausages (Tins) | 44 | ||||
| Game (Black) | 2 | Snipe | 108 | ||||
| „ (Unclassified) | 11 | Teal | 49 | ||||
| Geese | 41 | Turkeys | 486 | ||||
| Grouse | 72 | Veal (Carcases) | 8 | ||||
| Guinea Fowls | 91 | „ (Heads) | 10 | ||||
| Hares | 230 | „ (Pieces) | 18 | ||||
| Hazelhens | 8 | Widgeon | 105 | ||||
| Meat (Tins) | 20 | Woodcock | 24 | ||||
| Milk (Tins) | 422 | ||||||
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs | Lbs. | ||||
| Totals for 1937 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 15 | |||
| " 1938 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 21 | |||
| Increase | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |||
UNSOUND MEAT, ETC., REMOVED FROM THE COLD STORES.
| Article. | No. | How Packed. | Origin. | Cause of Destruction. | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef (Briskets) | 1 | Pack. | Australia | Decomposed | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| „ (Breads) | 1 | Box | Argentine | Mould Fungi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ,, (Kidneys) | 5 | Bags | S. Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | |
| „ | 2 | Boxes | Argentine | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| „ (Livers) „ | 5 | Bags | Australia | Brine Stain | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | „ | Argentine | Decomposed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| „ (Pieces) „ | Australia | Mould Fungi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Argentine | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | |||
| „ | Australia | Brine Stain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| „(Tails) | 1 | Bag | „ | „ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| „ | 1 | „ | Argentine | Decomposed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| „ (Tongues) | 1 | „ | „ | „ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cheese | 5¼ | Boxes | „ | „ | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Ducks | 5 | United Kingdom. | „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| „ | ||||||||
| Eggs | 1 | Tin | China | „ | ||||
| Carried forward | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 |