Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table XVI.
Meat condemned, diseases other than tuberculosis.
Disease. | Extent of condemnation. | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entire carcase and viscera | Belly. | Leg. | Heart. | Lung. | Stomach. | Intestine. | Mesentery | Liver. | Spleen. | Kidney. | |
Œdema | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Toxoemia | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pyrexia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Echinococcus veterinorum cysts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cystic conditions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | i | — | 10 |
Cavernous angioma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pleurisy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pericarditis | — | — | — | 111 | — | —- | — | — | — | —- | — |
Peritonitis | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 9 | — |
Nephritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49 |
Mastitis | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cirrhosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Emaciation | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | —- | — | — |
Bruises and fractures | 1 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fatty degeneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Total | 6 | 1 | 2 | 111 | 822 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 271 | 9 | 59 |
Table XVII.
Meat condemned, diseases other than tuberculosis.
Disease. | Extent of condemnation. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entire carcase and viscera | Breast. | Heart. | Lung. | Liver. | Spleen. | Kidney. | |
Distomatosis | — | — | — | — | 223 | — | — |
Echinococcus veterinorum cysts | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
Strongylosis | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — |
Parasitic conditions | — | — | 1 | 5 | 24 | — | — |
Pneumonia | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Pleurisy | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — |
Pericarditis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nephritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Hepatitis | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
Splenitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
Cirrhosis | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Necrosis | — | — | — | —■ | 1 | — | |
Abscesses | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Bruises and fractures | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Asphyxia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 2 | 1 | 6 | 97 | 258 | 1 | 6 |