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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
Port of London 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXX.
The following table shows the result of the examinaiion of some consignments of Offal:—
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | Description and Quantity of Goods found to be Diseased. | Percentage of whole consignment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 18 | s.s. " Highland Laddie " | Argentina | 2,050 oxlivers | 4495 |
| Feb. 4 | s.s. " Anglian " | Boston | 25 sheeplivers | 33 |
| „ 8 | *s.s. " Highland Hope " | Argentina | 169 oxlivers | 35 |
| „ 8 | s.s. " Highland Pride " | Ditto | 260 oxlivers | 56 |
| „ 18 | s.s. " Cambrian " | Boston | 51 sheep-plucks | 35 |
| 32 lamb-plucks | 21.2 | |||
| 123 lamb-livers | 57 | |||
| 36 lamb-plucks | 40 | |||
| 796 lamb-livers | 37.14 | |||
| .. 24 | s.s. " Dorset" | Australia | 733 lamb-livers | 76.11 |
| 266 lamb-livers on plucks | 40.6 | |||
| 39 lamb-plucks | 5.2 | |||
| Mar. 6 | s.s. " Morea " | Ditto | 213 ox-livers | 67.19 |
| 8 | s.s. " Kinffstonian " | Boston | 80 sheep-plucks | 5.4 |
| 467 sheep-livers on plucks | 33.9 | |||
| 387 lamb-livers | 56.16 | |||
| 75 lambplucks | 6.6 | |||
| 369 lamb-livers on plucks | 34.9 | |||
| 20 | s.s. " Mnloia " | Australia | 119 ox-livers | 55.3 |
| 87 calf-livers | 28.06 | |||
| „ 21 | s.s. " Poona " | Ditto , | 170 ox-livers | 52.7 |
| April 11 | s.s. " Highland Loch " | Argentina | 566 ox-livers | 65.8 |
| „ 24 | s.s. " Waimana " | New Zealand | 66 ox-livers | 82 |
| May 4 | s.s. " Arawa " | Argentina | 103 ox-livers | 13.2 |
| „ 4 | s.s. " Carpentaria " | Australia | 1,181 lamb-livers | 65 |
| 5 | s.s. " Rovston Grange " | Ditto | 814 sheep-plucks | 17.07 |
| 1,149 sheep-livers on plucks | 29.06 | |||
| „ 16 | s.s. " Sutherland Grange " | Argentina | 222 oxlivers | 12.81 |
| „ 17 | s.s. " Limerick " | Australia | 266 sheep-livers | 25.5 |
| „ 24 | s.s. " La Rosarina " | Argentina | 851 ox-livers | 70.9 |
| July 3 | s.s. " Tokomaru | New Zealand | 45 oxlivers | 9.37 |
| „ 29 | s.s. " King'stonian " | Boston | 5 ox-livers | 6.25 |
| 120 sheeplivers | 12.10 | |||
| 571 sheep-livers on plucks | 20.43 | |||
| Sept. 6 | s.s. " Highland Loch " | Argentina | 64 sheep-livers on plucks | 26.35 |
| Oct. 3 | s.s. "Highland Warrior" | Ditto | 210 ox-livers | 18.56 |
| s.s. " Highland Brae " | Ditto | 293 ox-livers | 16.42 | |
| Dec. 12 | s.s. " Highland Warrior" | Ditto | 188 ox-livers | 31.64 |
| „ 20 | s.s. " Star of India " | Australia | 29 ox-livers | 14.5 |
| „ 27 | s.s. " Highland Rover " | Argentina | 113 ox-livers | 27.2 |
| * The goods from this vessel arrived overland from Liverpool. | ||||