London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hillingdon 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]

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Environmental Health
73

Causes of condemnation and quantities—pounds weight—continued

DiseaseCattleCalvesSheep/LambsPigs
CarcaseOffalCarcaseOffalCarcaseOffalCarcaseOffal
Johne's Disease————————
Joint ill or Navel ill————————
Mastitis————————
Peritonitis—14—————55
Pneumonia or
Pleurisy—25—4—31—367
Pyaemia——40————8
Septicaemia/Fever480—————403
Swine Erysipelas————————
Telangiectasis
(Angioma)—21——————
Tuberculosis———————300
Tumours————————
Other conditions—34———5622200

Total amount of meat condemned: 1 ton 16 cwts. 86 lbs.

Number of Carcases Inspected and Condemned

Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
Number killed31915306662,147
Number Not inspected—————
All diseases except Tuberculosis and Cysticerci
Whole carcases condemned—21—3
Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned10610132440
Tuberculosis only Whole carcases condemned——_——
Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned———237
Cysticerci
Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned5————
Carcases submitted to refrigeration4————
Generalised and totally condemned—————

Information relating to the presence of Cysticerci was passed to the Chief Public Health Inspector
for the Area from which the animal originated for any necessary follow-up action.