Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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NUMBER OF PIGS' CARCASES INSPECTED FROM 1st JANUARY to 31st DECEMBER, 1932, WITH ANALYSIS OF SURRENDERS ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE.
| 1932. | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1285 | 14 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 39 | 352 lbs. | - |
| February | 1368 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 256 ,, | 100 lbs. |
| March | 1407 | 14 | 4 | — | - | 1 | - | 2 | 23 | 208 ,, | 94 ,, |
| April | 1536 | 19 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 31 | 280 ,, | 52 ,, |
| May | 1264 | 21 | 3 | — | - | 4 | 1 | - | 19 | 152 „ | 67 „ |
| June | 940 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 136 „ | - |
| July | 894 | 24 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 22 | 208 „ | 14 „ |
| August | 852 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | - | 14 | 128 „ | - |
| September | 1622 | 28 | 4 | — | 4 | — | - | - | 25 | 248 ,, | - |
| October | 1675 | 39 | 5 | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | 26 | 240 ,, | 18 „ |
| November | 1600 | 36 | 3 | — | - | 2 | - | - | 27 | 208 ,, | 10 ,, |
| December | 2037 | 32 | 3 | - | 1 | - | — | — | 25 | 216 „ | - |
| Total | 16480 | 270 | 41 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 299 | 2632 „ | 355 ,, |