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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

Croydon 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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The following animals were slaughtered at the Public
Slaughterhouses during 1924:—

Table: Pitlake

Pitlake

Public SlaughterhousesCattle-Sheep.Pigs.Calves.Total.
Public section388807404014116646
Private section10161821542193924200
Totals489142525582335030846

Table: The following meat and offal was surrendered and destroyed during the year 1924:—

The following meat and offal was surrendered and destroyed during the year 1924:—

Description.Cause.
4 beef carcases and offal.Generalised Tuberculosis.
5 „ forequarters.Localised do.
1 „ hindquarter.do. do.
2 „ parts.do. do.
8 „ livers.do. do.
31 sets beef lungs.do. do.
3 beef offals.do. do.
1 „ carcase and offal.Metritis.
1 „ „ „Inflammation and Dropsical.
1 „ hindquarter.Johne's Disease. Inflammation.
1 „ head and tongue.Actinomycosis.
2 „ tongues.Actinomycosis.
3 „ „Abscesses.
19 „ livers.Parasitical.
6 „ „Abscesses.
3 „ „Angioma.
7 set beef lungs.Inflammation and unsound.
2 „ „ offals (sundry).Degeneration.
3 veal carcases and offal.Asphyxiation.
1 „ „ „Tuberculous.
1 „ „ „Jaundice.
1 „ „ „Immaturity.
1 calf head and feet.Unsoundness.
1 „ pluck.do.
2 „ sundry offals.Abscesses.
18 pig carcases and offal.Generalized tuberculosis.
14 „ various parts.T uberculous.
302 „ heads.do.
251 „ plucks.do.
21 sets pig offal.do.
37 pig offal (sundry).do.
9 „ carcases and offal.Jaundice.
4Inflammatory conditions.
1 „ „ „Septicaemia.
1 „ „ „Erysipelas.
1 „ „ „Asphyxiation.
18 „ quarters or parts.Inflammatory conditions.
6 „ „ „Traumatism.
5Actinomycosis.
5 „ heads.Abscesses.
4 „ „ „Unsoundness.