Handbook of meat inspection / by Robert Ostertag ; translated by E. Vernon Wilcox. With an introduction by John R. Mohler.

Date:
1904
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Credit: Handbook of meat inspection / by Robert Ostertag ; translated by E. Vernon Wilcox. With an introduction by John R. Mohler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF MEAT IN GERMANY. Region Cattle Calves Sheep Hogs Total Kg. Kg. Kg. Kg. Kg. Prussia 17.6 1.2 2.8 15.7 37.3 Brandenburg 11.4 2.2 2.3 21.9 37.8 Pomerania 13.4 2 0 4 3 20.7 40.4 Posen 14.4 1.7 2.4 21.2 39.7 Silesia 13.0 2 3 0 9 16.6 32 8 Saxony. 11.1 2.3 1.4 25.0 39.8 Schleswig-Holstein 20 5 2.6 1 8 23.4 48.3- Hanover 10 9 1.7 1.3 21.6 35 !> Westphalia 11 5 2.3 0.4 19.2 33.4 Hessen-Nassau 19.5 1.4 1.2 19.7 41.8 Rheinland 18.6 1.7 0 5 16.8 37.6 Bavaria 20.2 3.9 1.0 24 5 49. G- Kingdom of Saxony 11 6 2 6 0.9 17.3 32.4 Wurtemburg 14 5 1 1 0 6 23.3 39 5 Baden 22 7 3.0 0 5 30 8 57.0 Alsace-Lorraine 13.6 2.6 1.3 15.9 33.4 Average 15.3 2.2 1 5 20.9 39 9 More than the average amount of meat, therefore, is eaten in Pomerania, Schleswig-Holstein, Hessen-Nassau, Bavaria and Baden. Baden and Bavaria are especially conspicuous in this respect. The smallest quantity of meat is eaten in Silesia and the Kingdom of Saxony. Beef is consumed to the greatest extent in Baden, and least in Hanover; veal, to the greatest extent in Bavaria and least in Wurtemburg. The inhabitants of Pomerania eat the most mutton, while those of Westphalia, Bliinelaud and Baden consume- the least. The contrast with reference to the consumption of pork is quite striking, for, while the greatest quantity is eaten in Baden, the neighboring inhabitants of Alsace-Lorraine consume almost the smallest quantity of pork. Meat Rations in the German Army.—The small peace ration of the German soldier includes, in addition to bread, rice, legumes oi* potatoes, and hulled barley, 150 gin. of meat; the large peace ration during the maneuvers, 250 gm.; small war ration, 375 gm.; and the large war ration, 500 gm. 2. Another problem of meat inspection consists in protecting consumers from financial loss by fraud. The inspection of meat must secure the proper conduct of the meat traffic. It protects.