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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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NUMBER OF PIGS' CARCASES INSPECTED AT T. WALL &. SONS LTD. SLAUGHTERHOUSE DURING 1954 WITH ANALYSIS OF SURRENDERS ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE
| Month | Pigs Inspected | PARTS CONDEMNED | Plucks (Lungs, Livers, Hearts, Lights). | Wt. of Mesenteries, Stomachs & Intestines. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcases | Heads | Collars | Fore Qtrs. | Hind Qtrs. | Legs | Skins | Hocks | Flares | Pieces of Pork | |||||
| January | ... ... ... | 11,170 | 7 | 200 | 2 | — | — | 72 | 4 | — | 5 | 56 lbs. | 1,281 | 750 lbs. |
| February | ... ... ... | 10,544 | 8 | 144 | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | — | 4 | 30 lbs. | 1,133 | 870 lbs. |
| March | ... ... ... | 12,728 | 14 | 222 | 1 | — | — | 34 | — | 2 | 6 | 90 lbs. | 1,480 | 660 lbs. |
| April | ... ... ... | 11,261 | 14 | 238 | — | — | — | 47 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 186 lbs. | 1,454 | 1,280 lbs. |
| May | ... ... ... | 9,619 | 12 | 206 | 1 | 1 | — | 30 | 7 | — | 4 | 51 lbs. | 1,139 | 550 lbs. |
| June | ... ... ... | 7,784 | 5 | 168 | — | — | — | 29 | 11 | — | 6 | 88 lbs. | 940 | 1,220 lbs. |
| July | ... ... ... | 12,127 | 18 | 340 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 39 lbs. | 1,735 | 2,060 lbs. |
| August .... | ... ... ... | 14,100 | 52 | 435 | — | 4 | — | 99 | 10 | — | 6 | 72 lbs. | 2,469 | 1,980 lbs. |
| September | ... ... ... | 16,266 | 50 | 570 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 5 | — | 6 | 136 lbs. | 2,951 | 2,470 lbs |
| October ... | ... ... ... | 17,473 | 40 | 534 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 88 | 6 | — | 9 | 315 lbs. | 3,856 | 3,370 lbs. |
| November | ... ... ... | 18,578 | 49 | 556 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 121 | 13 | — | 4 | 226 lbs. | 3,917 | 2,800 lbs. |
| December | ... ... ... | 16,460 | 48 | 480 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 265 lbs. | 3,951 | 3,130 lbs. |
| TOTALS | 158,110 | 317 | 4,093 | 33 | 28 | 8 | 745 | 73 | 5 | 82 | 1,554 lbs. | 26,306 | 21,140 lbs. | |