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 Port of London]
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Date of Arrival. | Name of Vessel. | Number of Tongues. | Percentage of Consignment. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Examined. | Found Diseased. | |||
1913. | Brought forward | 31,541 | 1,702 | |
Aug. 22 | " Highland Scot " | 2,832 | 171 | 6.03 |
Ditto | 876 | 67 | 7.64 | |
Ditto | 8,000 | 436 | 5.45 | |
„ 29 | " Highland Laddie " | 2,400 | 150 | 6.25 |
Ditto | 468 | 72 | 13.24 | |
Ditto | 6,500 | 420 | 6.46 | |
Sept. 6 | " Highland Corrie | 936 | 43 | 4.59 |
„ 21 | " Highland Pride " | 1,812 | 143 | 7.89 |
Ditto | 720 | 43 | 5.97 | |
„ 26 | " Highland Warior " | 144 | 13 | 9.02 |
Ditto | 624 | 22 | 3.52 | |
Oct. 11 | " Highland Rover " | 1,092 | 92 | 8.4 |
„ 25 | " Highland Piper " | 832 | 43 | 5.16 |
Nov. 1 | Per rail from Liverpool | 9,200 | 545 | 5.92 |
„ 14 | "Highland Corrie" | 3,698 | 82 | 2.37 |
„ 30 | " Highland Pride " | 3,011 | 197 | 6.54 |
Dec. 13 | " Highland Brae " | 1,176 | 53 | 4.5 |
75,862 | 4,284 | 5.64 |
More than one entry against various vessels refer to separate consignments of
different marks.
This formed the subject of a conjoint report by the Medical Officer of Health for
the City of London and myself, dated October 28th, 1913, and the following
information was embodied in the Report, which was forwarded to the Local
Government Board:—
1. The number of instances in which evidence of disease was observed
among Tongues received at the Port and City of London.
2. The conclusion therefrom, viz., that the condition chiefly observed is
obviously widespread in South America, and that the supervision exercised to
prevent the exportation of such affected organs is inadequate in respect of this
particular matter.
3. The necessity which exists, in the interests of meat inspection work
coming within your jurisdiction, that these matters should receive attention with
as little delay as possible. So long as the present condition exists the time of
your staff will be unduly taken up by this work to the possible detriment of
inspection work in other directions, Although we have always been prepared
to assist to the utmost of our powers in elucidating any new problems which