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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
Beckenham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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SUMMARY OF CONDEMNED MEAT
| Animals | Condition | Part Condemned | Number affected | Weight in lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovines | Tuberculosis | Carcase | 3 | 2,644 |
| „ | Head and Tongue | 2 | 56 | |
| Head and Lungs | 2 | 38 | ||
| „ | Head, Tongue and Liver | 1 | 40 | |
| „ | Lungs | 1 | 16 | |
| „ | Lungs and Heart | 4 | 64 | |
| „ | Mesentery | 1 | 3 | |
| —14 | —2,861 | |||
| Uraemia and Traumatic Pericarditis | Carcase | 1 | 715 | |
| Dropsy | Carcase | 1 | 208 | |
| Pleurisy | Lungs | 3 | 15 | |
| "Flukes" | Liver | 3 | 194 | |
| Abscesses | Liver | 1 | 16 | |
| —9 | —973½ | |||
| Calves | Tuberculosis | Pluck | 1 | 8 |
| —1 | —8 | |||
| Immaturity | Carcase | 1 | 12 | |
| Oedema | Carcase | 1 | 135 | |
| Fevered Flesh | Carcase | 1 | 40 | |
| Fatty Infiltration | Liver | 1 | 3 | |
| Fatty Degeneration | Liver | 1 | 2 | |
| Abscesses | Liver | 1 | 3 | |
| —6 | —195 | |||
| Sheep | Dropsy | Carcase | 1 | 40 |
| Emaciation | Carcase | 10 | 412 | |
| Pneumonia | Carcase | 1 | 55 | |
| Dropsy and Immaturity | Carcase | 1 | 12 | |
| Cirrhosis (including "Flukes") | Liver | 27 | 68½ | |
| Cysts, multiple | Liver | 10 | 24 | |
| Congestion | Liver | 1 | 3 | |
| Necrosis | Liver | 3 | 10 | |
| Strongylosis | Lungs | 2 | 7 | |
| Abscesses | Lungs | 1 | 1 | |
| Pleurisy | Lungs | 1 | 1½ | |
| Strongylosis | Pluck | 1 | 5 | |
| Strongylosis and | ||||
| " Flukes " | Pluck | 1 | 6 | |
| —60 | —645 | |||
| Pigs | Tuberculosis | Carcase | 7 | 685 |
| „ | Head | 299 | 3,702 | |
| „ | Head and Mesentery | 9 | 125 | |
| „ | Head and Pluck | 1 | 16 | |
| „ | Head, Pluck and Mesentery | 9 | 132 | |
| „ | Head and Lungs | 2 | 32 | |
| „ | Head, Mesentery and Spleen | 1 | 13 |