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 1932:—
Description.
2 beef forequarters
2 sets beef lungs
5 beef offals (various)
3 „ various offals
1 veal carcase and offal
2 ,, iplucks
1 „ forequarter
1 „ pluck
1 pig carcase and offal
2 „ quarters
45 ,, heads and 3 parts
27 ,, plucks
6 „ sundry offals
2 ,, carcases and offals
23 ,, plucks
40 ,, offals (various)
3 sheep parts
9 „ plucks
14 „ offals (various)
Cause.
Localised tuberculosis.
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Inflammatory conditions, etc.
General tuberculosis.
Localised tuberculosis.
Inflammatory.
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General tuberculosis.
Localised tuberculosis.
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Inflammatory, etc.
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Traumatism, etc.
Inflammatory, etc.
Total weight destroyed: 2,099 lbs.
Table XIX.
Total number of animals slaughtered for human consumption in the Borough during 1932:—
Cattle. | Sheep. | Pigs | Calves. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
775 | 14,237 | 29,756 | 5,002 | 49,770 |
Table XX.
Class of Animal. | Tuberculosis. | Emaciated and Dropsical. | Inflammatory Conditions. | Traumatism. | Jaundice. | Swine Fever. | Asphyxiation. | Immaturity. | Anaemia. | Sarcoma. | Total carcases. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cattle | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
Calves | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
Sheep | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 |
Pigs | 22 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 79 |
Totals | 29 | 3 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 97 |