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During the year, 1,029 visits were made to slaughterhouses, 590
to butchers' shops, 340 to fruiterers' and greengrocers' shops, and 280
to fish shops.
32 licences to slaughter animals were issued in 1936.
During the year the following animals were inspected:—Bovines,
1,776; Sheep, 12,197; Swine, 15,696. Disease was found to exist in 29
per cent, of the Bovines, 2.4 per cent, of the Sheep and 5.8 per cent, of
the Swine.
The following is a summary of the diseased meat found: —
Bovines.—1 whole carcase; 21 sets lungs; 14 livers and 16 lbs.
liver; 4 heads and tongues; 4 heads; 3 tongues; 3 mesenteries; 1
skirt; 1 heart; 80 stones of beef.
Sheep.—182 livers; 129 sets lungs; 7 stones of mutton; 4 stones
of New Zealand lamb.
Swine.—27 whole carcases; 413 heads; 163 livers; 147
mesenteries; 115 sets lungs; 14 hearts; 6 bellies; 4 spleens; 3 loins;
3 legs; 2 kidneys; 1 neok; 1 hand and spring; 14 stones of pork.
MISCELLANEOUS FO'ODSTUFFS CONDEMNED.
Many foodstuffs are bought by retailers subject to examination, and
the wholesalers accept the certificates of your Inspectors as to their
quality. Doubtful canned goods and dried fruit are occasionally released
from the Docks with the consent of your Medical Officer and on their
arrival in Tottenham these are subjected to special examination by your
officers. Under these arrangements the following goods have been
oondemned and destroyed:—
10 cases Peaches. 23 lbs. Skate.
2 boxes Apples. 13 Turkeys.
50 lbs. Strawberries. 11 lbs. Sausages,
cwt. and 4 bags Potatoes. 1 Rabbit.
2 boxes Cod Fillets. 1 Chicken.
3 stones Herrings. 1 tin Corned Beef.
1 box Fish Knobs. 1 tin Condensed Milk.