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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Description.
12 pig plucks Localised tuberculosis
17 " sundry offals " "
8 " plucks Inflammatory etc.
30 " offals (various)
5 sheep sundry offals Parasitical etc.
Total weight destroyed: 1,31-1.lbs.
Total number of animals slaughtered for human consumption in the-'
Borough during 1939:-
Cattle Calves Sheep Pigs Total
1415 3578 11,771 16,523 33, 287
Summary of whole carcases destroyed with the reasons for such destruction.
| Class of Animal. | Tuber culosis | Emaciated and Dropsical | Inflammatory conditions | Immaturity | Swine Fever | Acute swine Erysipelas | Jaundice | Septicaemia | Putrefaction | Unsound | Total carcases |
| Cattle | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 13 |
| Calves | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Sheep | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 72 | 103 |
| Pigs | 16 | 15 | 14 | — | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 63 |
| TOTALS | 30 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 188 |
Carcases inspected and condemned.
| Cattle | Calves | Sheep & Lambs | Pigs | |
| Number killed | 1415 | 3578 | 11,771 | 16,523 |
| Number inspected | 1415 | 3578 | 11,771 | 16,523 |
| All diseases except tuberculosis: Whole carcases condemned | 2 | 6 | 4 | 47 |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 66 | 10 | 25 | 696 |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than tuberculosis | 4.8 | 0.44 | 0.24 | 4.5 |
| Tuberculosis only Whole carcases condemned | 11 | 3 | — | 16 |
| Carcases of which dome part or organ was condemned | 161 | 20 | — | 235 |
| % of the number inspected affected with tuberculosis | 12.1 | 0.64 | — | 1.5 |
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