[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough.

  • Newport (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (3) Entire carcases condemned and the reasons for condemnation. Cause. Beasts. Calves. Pigs. Sheep & Lambs. Total. Blackleg — 1 — — 1 Decomposition ... — — — 1 1 Extensive and Severe Bruising 2 — 1 3 Fever Acute — — 4 — 4 Immaturity — 1 — 3 4 Jaundice — 2 2 Johnes Disease 7 — — — 7 Moribund ... 3 — 9 8 20 Oedema and Emaciation 8 — 3 17 28 Oedema ... 6 2 5 29 42 Pleurisy and Peritonitis — 1 2 — 2 Pyaemia ... 1 2 1 4 Red Water 1 1 — — — 1 Septicaemia 6 — 7 2 15 Septic Metritis ... 2 — — 1 3 Swine Erysipelas — — 6 — 6 Swine Fever — — 3 — 3 Tuberculosis (Generalised) ... 109 3 59 — 171 Tuberculosis and Emaciation 21 — — — 21 Uraemia ... — — 1 — 1 7 btals ... ... 166 7 103 63 339 Tuberculosis. The commonest disease met with in meat inspection is Tuberculosis and the amount of meat condemned for this disease was more than one-half of the total quantity condemned for all causes. This is not surprising in view of the high percentage of cattle in the average herd that react to the Tuberculin test. ! Other Foods Condemned. In addition to Meat condemned at the Public and Private j Slaughterhouses, the undermentioned foods have also been I condemned during the year :— j I I I