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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
City of London 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Caseous Lymphadenitis.—During the year the proportion of carcases of
mported mutton examined for Caseous Lymphadenitis, irrespective of the country of
origin, remained at 5 per cent., and that for pieces of mutton at 100 per cent.
The results of the examination during the year of mutton and lamb, weight 43 lbs. and over, from Australia, New Zealand and South America were as follows:—
| Where from. | Carcases examined. | Carcases found to be diseased. | Carcases found to have Lymphatic Glands missing. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 9,189 | 1 | Nil. |
| New Zealand | 13,135 | 3 | Nil. |
| South America | 9,079 | 20 | Nil. |
| Totals | 31,403 | 24 | Nil. |
| Percentage condemned. | |||
| From Australia | 0.01 | ||
| New Zealand | 0.02 | ||
| „ South America | 0.22 | ||
Pig Carcases.—A careful examination was made of a percentage of pig carcases
arriving in the Port, the number of carcases examined being 2,871. Six carcases
were found to be diseased.
Actinobacillosis in Ox Tongues.—A percentage examination was made of
every consignment of ox tongues arriving in the Port. 251 consignments were put
in dock store, where careful examination was made by your Officers of 25,978 tongues,
and 246 tongues were found affected with Actinobacillosis.
(1) Action taken under the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1925,
resulted in 1,303 tons 17 cwts. 2 qrs. 23 lbs. of unsound food being destroyed or
disposed of for purposes other than human consumption.
Disposal of Condemned Foods:—
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling down (recovery of Fats, &c.) | 58 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| Cattle and Poultry Foods | 148 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| Refining | 129 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Experiment (Laboratory work) | — | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Exportation | 6 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| Soap-making | 10 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| Removed to other districts | — | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Reconditioning | — | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| Distillation | 13 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| Industrial | — | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Manure | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Destroyed—Buried | 368 | 16 | 2 | 11 |
| „ —Burnt | 205 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| Total weight | 1,303 | 17 | 2 | 23 |
Foodstuffs Condemned:—
| Dock. | Quantity. | No. of seizures. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | ||
| Royal Albert Dock | 81 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 300 |
| Royal Victoria Dock | 137 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 277 |
| King George V. Dock | 476 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 154 |
| East India Dock | 107 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 26 |
| West India Dock | 159 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 66 |
| Millwall Dock | 13 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 11 |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 76 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 81 |
| London Dock | 98 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 285 |
| St. Katharine Dock | 37 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 69 |
| Regent's Canal Dock | 51 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 |
| Tilbury Dock | 63 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 71 |
| Total weight | 1,303 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 1,359 |