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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

Barking 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: The following table gives particulars of notifications received, and the animals slaughtered, during the five years ended December 31st, 1930.

The following table gives particulars of notifications received, and the animals slaughtered, during the five years ended December 31st, 1930.

Year19261927192819291930Total.
Notifications Received1091601267264521
Cattle397406480284
Pigs8620440913793929
Sheep6117868154263322970
Calves156137711011385
Totals856122413356375164568

Table: Diseased meat was destroyed as under:—

Diseased meat was destroyed as under:—

Description.Disease.Weight.
1 beast's pluckTuberculosis25 lbs.
11 beasts' lungs„65 ,,
2 „ lungsPleurisy12 „
6 „ lungsPneumonia36 „
9 „ lungsParasites54 „
16 „ livers„224 „
4 „ liversDistomatosis56 ,,
1 beast's liverTuberculosis14 „
4 beasts' liversCirrhosis56 „
2 ,, mesenteriesTuberculosis6 „
Hindquarters of bobby calfNecrosis27½„
Portion of leg of vealContusion4 „
3 sheeps' plucksParasites21 „
68 „ lungs„184 „
6 „ livers„24 „
1 sheep's liverCirrhosis4 „
11 pigs' lungsParasites33 „
8 „ livers„40 „
1 pig's liverCirrhosis6 ,,
2 pigs' headsTuberculosis20 „
Total weight91½ lbs.