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Croydon 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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The following animals were slaughtered at the Public
Slaughterhouses durifig 1925.

Pitlake.

Public SlaughterhousesCattle.Shtep.Pigs.CalvesTotal-
Public scction554210411701303958
Private section23687123573281927499
Totals790297524743294931457

The whole of the meat and offal is examined before it leav
the premises.

The following meat and offal from the Public Slaughterhouses was surrendered and destroyed during the year 1925 : —

Description.Cause.
16 beef carcases and offal.Generalised tuberculosis.
10 ,, forequarters and 4 parts.Localised ,, ,,
81 sets beef lungs.,, ,,
13 beef heads.,, ,,
25 „ various offals.,, ,,
2 „ carcases and offal.Septicaemia.
2 „ ,>Emaciation.
1 „ carcase and offal.Johne's disease and emaciation.
4 „ quarters.Traumatism.
7 ,, heads and tongues.Actinomycosis.
5 „ tongues.,,
103 ,, offals (various).Abscesses, inflammatory condition;
1 veal carcase and offal.Tuberculosis.
3 ,, ,, ,,Immaturity.
4 ,, ,, ,,Various causes.
1 ,, pluck.Tubercular.
1 ,, heart and 1 pluck.Inflammation.
13 pig carcases and offal.Generalised tuberculosis.
14 ,, quarters.Localised tuberculosis.
4 ,, various parts.,, ,,
383 ,, heads.,, ,,
285 „ plucks.,, ,,
110 ,, offals (various).,, ,,
7 ,, carcases and offal.Infiamrr.ato. y conditions.
3 ,, quarters.Abscesses, &c.
1 ,, carcase and offal.Swine fever.
1 ,, ,, ,,Swine erysipelas.
6 ,, heads.Traumatism, etc.
21 ,, parts (various).,, ,,
293 „ plucks.Inflammatory conditions, etc.
178 ,, offals (various).,, cirrhosis, etc.
S sheep carcases and offal.Emaciation, etc.
6 ,, parts (various).Traumatism, etc.
4 ,, plucks.Parasitical, etc.
70 ,, offals (various).,, ,,

TOTAL WEIGHT DESTROYED 31,321 lbs.