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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table XVIII. Tuberculous meat condemned.
| Extent of condemnation. | Bovines. | Porcines. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls, bullocks and heifers. | Cows. | Calves. | Boars, sows and porkers. | |
| Entire carcase and viscera | 3 | 8 | - | 10 |
| Heart | 5 | 11 | — | 190 |
| Lung | 89 | 452 | — | 300 |
| Liver | 49 | 94 | — | 321 |
| Pancreas | 5 | 12 | — | — |
| Spleen | 4 | 11 | — | 9 |
| Kidney | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Mammary gland | — | 6 | — | — |
| Stomach | 2 | 6 | — | 13 |
| Intestine | 2 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Head | 43 | 147 | — | — |
| Tongue | 43 | 147 | — | — |
| Head and collar | — | — | — | 299 |
| Forequarter | 2 | 7 | — | — |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Flank | — | 2 | — | — |
| Rib | — | 1 | — | — |
| Top piece | — | 1 | — | — |
| Diaphragm | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Kidney knob | — | 2 | — | — |
| Mesentery | 47 | 167 | — | 797 |
| Omentum | 4 | 9 | — | — |
| Total | 301 | 1,093 | — | 1,946 |