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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
Surbiton 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Visits have also been made to the shops &c.,
where food is prepared or exposed for sale.
The following foodstuffs found to be unfit for human food were surrendered by the owners, and subsequently destroyed
| lbs. | ozs | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lungs of beast (1) | 14 | 0 | Tuberculosis. |
| Lungs of beast (1) | 5 | 12 | Abscess. |
| Liver of beast (3 portions) | 22 | 0 | Flukes. |
| Liver of beast (portion) | 2 | 0 | Abscess. |
| Liver of beast (2 portions) | 4 | 0 | Cirrhosis. |
| Liver and thin skirt of beast(l) | 15 | 0 | Bacilliary Necrosis. |
| Liver and spleen of calf (1) | 7 | 0 | Tuberculosis. |
| Lungs of calf (1) | 2 | 0 | Congestion. |
| Lungs of calf (1) | 4 | 0 | Tuberculosis. |
| Carcase and offal of pig (1) | 208 | 0 | Generalised Tuberculosis. |
| Liver of pig (5) | 23 | 8 | Cirrhosis. |
| Liver of pig (14) | 54 | 0 | Milk spot. |
| Liver of pig (1) | 4 | 0 | Tuberculosis. |
| Liver of pig (1) | 5 | 0 | Congestion. |
| Head of pig (17) | 215 | 9 | Tuberculosis. |
| Pluck of pig (1) | 11 | 0 | Tuberculosis. |
| Pluick of pig (1) | 5 | 8 | Congestion. |
| Lungs of pig (22) | 48 | 0 | Congestion. |
| Mesentery of pig (3) | 5 | 8 | Tuberculosis. |
| Heart of pig (3) | 1 | 8 | Pericarditis. |
| Kidney of pig (1) | 0 | 8 | Nephritis. |
| Lungs of sheep (5) | 8 | 8 | Congestion. |
| Lungs of sheep (8) | 17 | 8 | Strongylus Rufescens. |
| Liver of sheep (2) | 3 | 0 | Necrosis. |
| Pickled beef (pieces) | 40 | 0 | Decomposition. |
| 726 | 12 |