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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
Acton 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE II.
NUMBER OF PIGS' CARCASES INSPECTED FROM 1st JANUARY TO 31st DECEMBER, 1927, WITH ANALYSIS OF SURRENDERS ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE (TUBERCULOSIS).
| 1927 | No. of Carcases Inspected. | No. of Heads Diseased. | No. of Carcases Diseased. | No. of Sides Diseased. | No. of Fore Quarters Diseased. | No. of Hind Quarters Diseased. , | No. of Legs Diseased. | No. of Shoulders Diseased. | Plucks (Lungs, Livers and Hearts). | Mesenteries, Stomachs and Intestines | Pieces of Pork. | Weights | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons | Cwts | Qrs. | Lts. | ||||||||||||
| January | 815 | 25 | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 184 lbs. | 32 lbs. | 6 | 3 | 23 | |
| February | 699 | 28 | — | - | — | — | 2 | 2 | 37 | 336 „ | — | 11 | 3 | 25 | |
| March | 696 | 39 | — | - | — | — | — | 9 | 168 ,, | 35 „ | 8 | 3 | 14 | ||
| April | 832 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 11 | 176 „ | - | 5 | 3 | 23 | |
| May | 756 | 40 | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 128 ,, | 56 „ | 10 | 3 | 8 | |
| June | 718 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 196 „ | 30 „ | 5 | 1 | 23 | |
| July | 463 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 104 „ | - | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| August | 851 | 25 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 146 „ | 10 „ | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| September | 979 | 36 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 256 „ | 123 „ | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| October | 1109 | 33 | 2 | - | — | — | — | — | 15 | 152 „ | - | 13 | 0 | 23 | |
| November | 1220 | 29 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 140 „ | 80 „ | 15 | 1 | 12 | |
| December | 1465 | 34 | 2 | - | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 208 „ | 8 „ | 13 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 10603 | 348 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 180 | 2200 „ | 374 „ | 5 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
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