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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
Finchley 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Livers 5
Mesenteries 11
Forequarters 2 (288 lbs.)
Heart 1
Spleen 1
Swine.
Carcases and Offal 2
Heads 65
Mesenteries 81
Plucks 12
Spleens T
Livers 1
Hearts 2
Leg and loin 1
Conditions other than Tuberculosis.
Bovines.
Heads and Tongues : Actinomycosis 1
Sets of Lungs : 3 Pleurisy, 1 Abscess 4
Livers: 9½ Flukes, 2 Abscesses 11½
Heart : Congestion 1
Spleen : Peritonitis 1
Swine.
Carcases and Offal : 1 Pneumonia, 2 Fevered,
5 Swine Fever, 3 Erysipelas, 1 Septicaemia
12
Sets of Lungs : 34 Congestion, 40 Pneumonia,
6 Pleurisy 80
Plucks : Congesticn 8
Kidneys : Cysts 3
Livers : 35 Cirrhosis, 3 Congestion, 1 Fatty
Infiltration, 3 Necrosis 42
Mesenteries : 4 Congestion, 2 Cysts, 1
Abscess 7
Hearts: 2 Congestion, 18 Pericarditis 20
Spleens : 9 Congestion, 1 Cysts, 1 Rupture,
2 Abscesses . 11
Meat : Abscess 4 lbs
65