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Dagenham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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(b) Meat and Other Foods.
Meat Inspection.
There are four slaughter-houses in the district, one licensed
and three registered. To these a total of 816 visits was paid
during the year. The carcases inspected numbered 2,817.
The following are the details of the extent of unsoundness
existing in these animals, all of which were surrendered, with the
exception of those mentioned under "Legal Proceedings," which
were seized.
Beasts :
No. slaughtered, 655. No. unsound in some respect, 161.
| Cause | Head | Tongue | Lung | Heart | Liver | Stomach | Spleen | Kidney | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abscesses | — | — | 4 | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Actinomycosis | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cirrhosis | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Parasitic diseases | — | — | 7 | — | 33 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Pleurisy | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | 28 | 28 | 72 | — | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 36 |
| Other causes | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
In addition to the above, 2,072 lbs. of beef were condemned
for various reasons, the chief of which were tuberculosis (1,426 lbs.),
unsoundness (370 lbs.), and emaciation (250 lbs.).
In addition, 6 lbs. of pig skin was condemned for urticaria,
and 6 lbs. of pork for unsoundness.
Sheep:
No. slaughtered, 1,449, No. unsound in some respect, 32,
Pigs :
No. slaughtered, 713. No. unsound in some respect, 73.
| Cause | Head | T ongue | Lung | Heart | Liver | Stomach | Spleen | Kidney | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cirrhosis | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — |
| Parasitic | |||||||||
| diseases | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Pericarditis | 4 | _ | _ | — | |||||
| Pleurisy | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | 23 | 23 | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 19 |
| Other causes | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |