[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Paignton U.D.C.

  • Paignton (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Paignton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    UNSOUND FOOD Tables showing details of Meat and Offals condemned and destroyed as unfit for human consumption :— Carcases Inspected and Destroyed : Cattle Sheep (excldg. and Cows) Cows Calves Lambs Pigs Number killed ... 1374 All diseases except 924 731 11499 40 Tuberculosis :— Whole carcases con¬ demned ... 5 Carcases of which 8 8 45 5 some part of or¬ gan was con¬ demned ... 412 332 6 499 0 Percentage of the number inspect¬ ed affected with disease other than Tuberculosis ... 30.35% 36.79% 1-91% 4.73% 11.25% Tuberculosis only : Whole carcases condemned 11 25 2 0 4 Carcases of which some part or organ was con¬ demned 131 170 3 0 5 Percentage of the number inspected affected with Tuberculosis ... 10.33% 21.10% 0.68% 0 22.5% Tuberculosis Other Diseases and Conditions. Total Beef lbs. 22,111 lbs. 5,972 lbs. 28,483 Pork 643 210 853 Mutton — 2,369£ 2,369£ Veal 257 527 784 Offals ... 7,455 12,954* 20,409^ 30,866 22,033 52,899 In analysing the above figures, and comparing those for 1945, it will be observed that although only 65 more bullocks were killed there is an increase of Generalised T.B. (whole carcase) from 6 in 1945 to 11 in 1946 ; and, despite a decrease of 171 cows killed than in 1945 the increase of T.B. was from 15 in 1945 to 25 in 1946. There is also a noticeable increase in condemnation in parts of carcase or offal for cattle and cows.