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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

Sutton and Cheam 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]

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Table: The number of carcasses inspected at the time of slaughter, together with percentages of the animals found to be diseased either wholly or in part, are given in the following Table:—

The number of carcasses inspected at the time of slaughter, together with percentages of the animals found to be diseased either wholly or in part, are given in the following Table:—

Cattle, excluding Cows.Cows.Calves.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs.
Number killed——1474860309
Number inspected——1474860309
All diseases exceptTuberculosis.
Whole carcasses condemned——2——
Carcasses of which some part or organ was condemned--1936033
Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than tuberculosis--1.42%41.86%10.68%
Tuberculosis only.
Whole carcasses condemned——14——
Carcasses of which some part or organ was condemned--12-10
Percentage of the number inspected affected with Tuber-culosis——1.76%—3.24%

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N.B.—The high percentage of Sheep and Lambs
found to be diseased was due to Stiongylus
Rufescens.
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