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Circular 52/66. However, the scheme was not proceeded with and the premises have since been
demolished.
With the exception of Fridays, slaughtering took place every weekend and every weekday, in
some cases extending into the evenings, as no notice had been given to the occupier determining
the hours that slaughtering could take place.
The slaughterhouse was not licensed for the slaughter of horses.
In order to carry out the inspection of carcases and offal in accordance with the Meat Inspection
Regulations 1963 it was necessary for two Public Health Inspectors regularly to be in attendance,
and all the Senior and District Public Health inspectors attended on a rota basis.
The Meat Inspection Regulations 1963 give power to the local authority to make charges for
meat inspection and charges were levied at the maximum rate permitted, i.e. 2s. 6d. per bovine
animal (other than calves), 9d. per calf or pig and 6d. per sheep, lamb or goat. During the time the
slaughterhouse was in operation a total of more than 600,000 animals were inspected by the Public
Health Inspectors.

The number of each class of animal slaughtered and inspected together with the details of the
incidence of disease are shown in the following tables:—
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