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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
Feltham 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Pigs
| Number Inspected | 89 | carcases. | ||
| Number Condomned | carcases-emaciation | |||
| 3 | plucks-cirrhosis. | |||
| 4 | plucks-Tuberculosis. | |||
| 1 | liver-cirrhosis. | |||
| 1 | mesentery-tuberculosis, | |||
| Sheep. | ||||
| Number Inspected | 692 | |||
| Number Condemned | 4 | legs-bruised | ||
| 1 | head-tuberculesis. | |||
| 294 | Cardases-mildow. | |||
| 6 | " emaciation. | |||
| 7 | " decomposition. | |||
| 1 | leg - decomposition. | |||
| 5 | livers - cirrhosis. | |||
| 67 | plucks - cirrhosis. | |||
| 1 | liver - tuberculosis,. . , | |||
| Calves | ||||
| Number Inspected | 447 | |||
| Number Condemned | 1 | pluck-tube rculosis. | ||
| 6 | livers-cirrhosis. | |||
| 1 | pluck-tumours. | |||
| 1 | carcaso-immature. | |||
| 1 | c arc ase-tuberculosis, | |||
| 7 | plucks - Cirrhosis, | |||
| Rabbits, | ||||
| Number inspected | 214 | |||
| Number Condemned | 214 | decomposition. | ||
| General. | ||||
| 64 | lbs sweetthreads-decomposition. | |||
| 15 | livers-cirrhosis. | |||
| 1 | liver-tumours. | |||
| 21 | livers-decomposition. | |||
| 56 | plucks-cirrhosis. | |||
| 11 | lbs tongue-decomposition, ' | |||
| 69 | stone 3 lbs caul fat - docomposition. | |||
Summary of Food Examincd and Condemned in 1940,
The following number of whole carcases have been examined during 1940,
| Beasts, | Sheep. | Calves. | Pigs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,114 | 703 | 4,017 | 6,535 |
In addition a largo number of quarters of beef organs
and parts of carcases have been examined.
The following has "boon declared unfit for human consumption.
Whole Careases
Boasts 0
Sheep 37
Calves 0
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