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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE I
Showing Animals examined Post-Mortem and those found to be Diseased.
| Class of Animals. | Number Inspected | Affected with T.B. | Affected with Other Diseases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | ||
| Bovines :— | |||||
| Bulls | 1 | 1 | 100.00 | - | — |
| Bullocks | 792 | 94 | 11.86 | 51 | 6.43 |
| Cows | 1,036 | 542 | 52.31 | 125 | 12.06 |
| Heifers | 187 | 25 | 13.36 | 18 | 9.62 |
| Calves | 72 | 1 | 1.38 | — | — |
| Porcines:— | |||||
| Boars | 19 | 2 | 10.52 | 1 | 5.26 |
| Sows | 65 | 14 | 21.53 | 2 | 3.07 |
| Porkers | 5,589 | 530 | 9.48 | 537 | 9.60 |
| Ovines:— | |||||
| Sheep | 5,002 | — | — | 442 | 8.83 |
| Lambs | 6,625 | — | — | 61 | .92 |
| Caprines :— | |||||
| Goats | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kids | - | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 19,388 | 1,209 | 6.23 | 1,237 | 6.38 |
TABLE 11.
Showing Unsound Meat Condemned as a Result of Post-Mortem Examination.
| BOVINES. | Stomachs | 9 | |
| Omenta | 6 | ||
| Entire Carcases and Viscera | 12 | Intestines | 9 |
| Mesenteries | 180 | ||
| Heads | 171 | Livers | 291 |
| Tongues | 172 | Pancreas | 28 |
| Forequarters | 11 | Spleens | 9 |
| Hindquarters | 4 | Kidneys | 27 |
| Shins | 2 | Kidney Knobs | 3 |
| Clods | 2 | Mammary Glands | 228 |
| Stickings | 2 | ||
| Briskets | 2½ | PORCINES. | |
| Flanks | 3 | Entire Carcases and Viscera | 14 |
| Loins | 2 | ||
| Rumps | 2 | Forequarters | 1 |
| Aitch Bones | 2 | Heads and Collars | 140 |
| Hearts | 5 | Hands and Springs | 1 |
| Lungs | 575 | Spare Ribs and Blade Bones | 1 |
| Diaphragms | 4 | ||
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