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 1935: —
Description, Cause.
2 beef heads Localised tuberculosis.
2 „ various offals „ ,,
2 „ livers Inflammatory conditions, etc.
1 veal head Localised tuberculosis.
5 „ plucks „ „
1 „ sundry offal „ „
3 „ sundry offals Inflammatory, parasitical.
1 pig carcase and offal General tuberculosis.
2 „ forequarters Localised tuberculosis.
13 „ heads and 4 parts „ „
6 „ plucks „ „
8 „ sundry offals „ „
23 „ plucks Inflammatory, etc.
37 „ offals (various) „ „
2 pig carcases Moribund.
2 sheep offals (various) Parasitical, etc.
Total weight destroyed : 1,256 lbs.
Table IX.
Total number of animals slaughtered for human consumption in the Borough during 1935: —
Cattle. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Calves. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1,168 | 11,050 | 19,764 | 6,635 | 38,617 |
Table X.
Class of Animal. | Tuberculosis. | Emaciated and Dropsical. | Inflammatory Conditions. | Immaturity, etc. | Moribund, etc. | Swine Fever. | Total carcases. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cattle | 13 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 21 |
Calves | 3 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 12 |
Sheep | ... | 6 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 |
Pigs | 24 | 64 | 23 | ... | 2 | 39 | 157 |
Totals | 40 | 70 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 201 |