[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County.
- Canterbury (England). City & County Council.
- Date:
- 1957
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Parts of carcases and offal found to be unfit on account of : — Tulx;rculosis Distuniatosis Cirrhosis Abscesses Pneumonia, pleurisy, pericarditis, peritonitis Actinomycosis Cysts and Parasites C3'sticercus bovis Miscellaneous conditions 22,947 lbs. a-‘5,787 lbs. 4,132 lbs. 4,755 lbs. 2,560 lbs. 2,050 lbs. 4,201 lbs. 2,096 lbs. 9,972 lbs. 86,500 lbs. Weight of carcases condemned ... ... 25,074 lbs. Total weight of condemnations ... ...111,574 lbs. A detailed examination of ever^^ bovine carcase was made to discover the presence of cysticercus bovis which is the larval state of the tai^eworm Taenia saginata found in man. 102 localised in- festations (1.7% of animals slaughtered) were discovered and an analysis of these cases is as follows : — Cows Heifers Steer Site of lesion:— External Masseler — 14 36 Internal Masseter — 7 8 Diaphragm — — 8 Heart — 10 15 External Masseter and Heart — 1 1 Internal Masseter and Diaphragm — — 1 Internal Masseter and Heart — — The beneficial results of the vigorous ste]is which have been taken to eliminate tul>erculosis from animals during recent \’ears is now being shown in the number of animals found to be diseased on slaughter.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2909155x_0039.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
