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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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NUMBER OF PIGS* CARCASES INSPECTED DURI NG 1947 WITH ANALYSIS OF SURRENDERS ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE.
| Date | PARTS CONDEMNED. | Wt. of Mesenteries, Stomachs & Intestines | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigs Slaughtered | Carcases | Heads | Collars | Fore Qtrs. | Hind Qtrs. | Legs | Skins | Hocks | Pieces of of Pork | Plucks (Lungs, Livers, Hearts) | ||
| January | 3847 | 4 | 48 | — | — | — | 24 | — | 1 | 22 lbs. | 97 | - |
| February | 4891 | 3 | 60 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 | — | 4 lbs. | 115 | 310 lbs. |
| March | 3315 | 3 | 72 | — - | — | — | 12 | 2 | — | 43 lbs. | 112 | 960 lbs. |
| April | 5482 | 3 | 114 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 lbs. | 149 | 520 lbs. |
| May | 3968 | 7 | 57 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 114 | 790 lbs. |
| June | 5206 | 16 | 102 | — | — | — | 19 | 12 | — | 17 lbs | 188 | 770 lbs. |
| July | 5854 | 8 | 138 | — | — | — | 51 | 3 | 1 | 21 lbs. | 190 | 590 lbs. |
| August | 3849 | 4 | 86 | — | — | — | 49 | 15 | — | 22 lbs. | 125 | 710 lbs. |
| September | 4107 | 8 | 94 | — | 1 | — . | 69 | 2 | — | 81 lbs. | 161 | 770 lbs. |
| October | 4004 | 9 | 119 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | 173 lbs. | 175 | 750 lbs. |
| November | 2773 | 8 | 65 | — | — | — | 59 | 4 | — | 111 lbs. | 144 | 940 lbs. |
| December | 3555 | 6 | 91 | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | 1 | 17 lbs. | 165 | 620 lbs. |
| Total | 50851 | 79 | 1246 | 1 | 1 | — | 408 | 46 | 6 | 511 lbs. | 1735 | 9200 lbs. |