[Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Hereford City.

  • Hereford (England). City Council.
Date:
1967
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Credit: [Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Hereford City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Inspection of Meat and Other Foods The following table sets out the number of carcases inspected, together with particulars of carcases and parts thereof condemned for Tuberculosis and other conditions at the Public Abattoir. Beeves Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Number killed 9,237 442 41,843 22,524 Number Inspected 9,237 442 41,847 22,524 All Diseases except Tuberculosis and Cysticercus Bovis Whole Carcases condemned 32 36 123 54 Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned 5,839 9 5,178 5,659 Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than Tuber- culosis or Cysticercus Bovis 63.6 10.2 12.7 25.4 Tuberculosis only—- Whole carcases condemned — — — — Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned 4 — — 290 Percentage of the number in- spected affected with Tuber- culosis .04 1.3 Cysticercus Bovis— Whole carcases condemned — — — — Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned 11 — — — Percentage of the number in- spected affected with C. Bovis .1 — — — The total number of carcases examined during the year was 74,050. This is an increase of 4,213 on the 1966 figure.