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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
West Ham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE VI.
Table showing deposition of Tubercular Lesions found in the Bones1 and Organs and on the Serous
Membranes of Bovines and Swine.
| Class of Animals | No. of Animals affected with T.B. | Cervical Vertebrae | Dorsal Vertebrae | Adrenal Bodies. | Kidneys. (Substance) | Mammary Glands | Pleura | Peritoneum. | Hearts. | Lungs. | Livers. | Pancreas | Stomachs | Omenta. | Spleens. | Intestines. | Mesenteries (Surface). | Uteri & Ovaries. | Testicles & Penis. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pericardium | Epicardium. | Myocardium. | Endocardium. | Pleura. | Parenchyma. | Capsule. | Substance. | Capsule. | Substance. | Outer Surface. | Inner Surface. | Capsule. | Substance. | Outer Surface. | Inner Surface. | Capsule. | Inner Surface or Substance. | ||||||||||||
| Bovines— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bulls | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bullocks | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cows | 761 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 298 | 20 | 30 | 16 | ... | 28 | ... | 28 | 25 | 1 | 17 | ... | 17 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Heifers | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Calves | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Swine— Boars | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sows | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Porkers | 257 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | ... | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
* No lesions were observed in the bones.
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