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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
Kingston upon Thames 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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54
UNSOUND FOOD
The following is a list of the foodstuffs examined and condemned during the past year.
| PORK— | ||
| 5 Carcases & Offal | Tuberculosis | Inspected & Condemned |
| 3 Carcases & Offal | Fevered | do. |
| 1 Carcase & Offal | Jaundice | do. |
| 1 Sow's Carcase & Offal | Tuberculosis | do. |
| 96 Heads and Necks | do. | do. |
| 16 Plucks | do. | do. |
| 1 Pluck | Cirrhosis | do. |
| 7 Pairs Lungs | Tuberculosis | do. |
| 16 Pairs Lungs | Pleurisy | do. |
| 4 Pairs Lungs | Pneumonia | do. |
| 16 Livers | Cirrhosis | do. |
| 1 Liver | Cysts | do. |
| 7 Spleens | Tuberculosis | do. |
| 11 Spleens | Inflammation | do. |
| 1 Mesenteric Fat | Tuberculosis | do. |
| 1 Leg | do. | do. |
| 121bs. Kidneys | Putrefaction | Voluntarily Surrendered |
| 231bs. Pigs' Trotters | do. | Seized. |
| BOVINES— | ||
| 4 Heads | Tuberculosis | Inspected & Condemned |
| 3 Pairs Lungs | do. | do. |
| 2 Mesenteric Fats | do. | do. |
| 2 Livers | Distomatosis | do. |
| 4101bs. Beef | Putrefaction | Voluntarily Surrendered |
| 381bs. Beef | Bruised | do. |
| 2211bs. Beef | Fibrosis | do. |
| 2 Livers (271bs.) | Putrefaction | do. |
| VEAL— | ||
| 3 Carcases & Offal | Immaturity | Inspected & Condemned |
| 741bs. Veal | Putrefaction | Voluntarily Surrendered |
| 4 tins Jellied Veal | do. | do. |