Medical and sanitary report / Bahamas.

  • Bahamas. Medical Department.
Date:
[1937]
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Credit: Medical and sanitary report / Bahamas. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Additional stalls were provided for the use of vendors of native basket-work, etc. The examination of all animals slaughtered was carried out. There was a total of 8,925 animals slaughtered during the year, made up as follows: Sheep Goats Hogs Cattle Alarch Quarter. 1091 342 466 56 June Quarter. . .. 1025 323 391 62 September Quarter. 1481 483 406 57 December Quarter. 1546 581 535 80 Total. ............. 5143 1729 1798 255 The following carcasses, organs, etc., were condemned and destroyed: Specie Sheep Goats Hogs Cattle 83 Disease or Condition Total No. condemned 10 2 69 o £ W • pH Ifl O 1—4 3 o s-, 0) 3 H 1 0) c3 xn O 03 a O 7 58 c o • pH +-> • pH a aS s w 4 1 c ” 4-> <D fl ° o <D 03 • pH Sh c a .2 •—I m 3 5-i H 1 1 1 2 a> a> bfl S o3 o s fa cJ 3 £ 2 bJD g ^ § r, 1 1 I xs 4:1 P It will be noted that C. cellulosae (measles) in the hog is one of the chief causes of condemnation of such carcasses. It was found that 90% of these diseased animals came from Cat Island, so I have asked the Commissioner of the island to ad¬ vise the people as to necessary measures to eliminate this in¬ fection. Parts condemned: Sheep and Goats, 2,511; Hogs 480; Cattle 65. The parts condemned were chiefly the lungs, livers, plucks, heads, etc. The diseases and conditions found were chiefly: Strongylosis, Necrosis, Tuberculosis, Aspiration, Choke, Cir¬ rhosis and Degeneration.