[Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Middlesbrough County Borough.

  • Middlesbrough (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1943
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Credit: [Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Middlesbrough County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Particulars of Surrenders and Seizures of Unsound Animals and Meat:— t Number of Voluntary Surrenders of diseased carcases or part carcases or internal organs by Butchers to Chief Inspector. Other Year. Tuberculosis Conditions Number of Seizures (with subsequent destruction) of diseased carcases or part carcases or internal organs by Chief Inspector. Other Tuberculosis Conditions Totals 1939 208 125 — 336 1940 1,522 4,901 — — 6,423 1941 1,127 2,621 — — 3,748 1942 806 2,206 — — 3,012 1943 1,051 5,452 — 6,503 Whole carcases Part carcases Organs only Year affected affected affected 1939 103 69 161 1940 229 565 5,629 1941 162 395 3,191 1942 234 49 2,729 1943 209 54 6,240 Below7 is a list of Foodstuffs found to be unsound and unfit for human consumption. All were surrendered and destroyed :— Number Stones Lbs Beasts . . . . . . 165 5,184 1 Pigs .. . . . . 8 105 8 Sheep and Lambs . . . . 29 89 3 Calves . . . . .. 7 17 13 Beef 489 9 Pork 52 12 Mutton 23 5 Veal . o Lj 3 Offal . 4,326 5 Fish . 212 13 Rabbits 11 Canned Foods (Fish, Meat, Fruit, Milk, etc.) 632 3 Miscellaneous.. 1,649 — Meat (Pieces) . . 9 13 Total 12,796 1 The total weight of butchers’ meat and other foodstuffs surrendered during the year amounted to 12,7136 stones 1 lb. as compared wdth 12,110 stones 11 lbs. in 1942 and 7,196 stones 1 lb. in 1941. Of the 10,301 stones 2 lbs. of butchers’ meat condemned, 7,257 stones 0 lbs. w7ere affected with tuberculosis. 4*
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