Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The following meat and offal from private slaughterhouses
was surrendered and destroyed during 1931:—
Description. Cause.
1 beef carcase and offal. General tuberculosis.
4 „ heads. Localised tuberculosis.
1 set beef lungs. ,, ,,
4 beerf offals (various). ,, ,,
11 „ various offals. Inflammatory conditions, etc.
1 ,, pluck. Localised tuberculosis.
1 „ offal. Inflammatory conditions.
1 pig carcase and offal. General tuberculosis.
33 ,, heads and 2 parts. Localised tuberculosis.
13 „ plucks. ,, ,,
5 „ sundry offals. „ ,,
4 „ carcases and offals. Inflammatory, etc.
2 „ parts. „ ,,
17 „ plucks. „ „
20 ,, offals (various). „ ,,
1 sheep carcase. Emaciated, etc.
2 „ plucks. Inflammatory.
5 „ offals (various). ,,
Total weight destroyed 2,291 lbs.
Table XXI.
Total number of animals slaughtered for human consumption in the Borough during 1931:—
Cattle. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Calves. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
923 | 9,151 | 25,377 | 5,523 | 40,974 |
Table XXII.
Summary of whole carcases destroyed with the reasons for such destruction.
Class of Animal. | Tuberculosis. | Emaciated and Dropsical. | Pyaemia. | Inflammatory Conditions. | Apoplexy. | Traumatism. | Jaundice. | Swine Erysipelas. | Asphyxiation. | Total carcases. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cattle | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
Calves | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
Sheep | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 |
pigs | 16 | ... | ... | 16 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 38 |
Total* | 25 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 62 |