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Slaughterhouses and Knackers' Yards
Five premises were licensed as slaughterhouses under Section 57 of the
Food and Drugs Act, 1938. Regular slaughtering is carried on at only one of
these and this establishment deals solely with the slaughter of horses for
human consumption.
The number of horses slaughtered in the slaughterhouse during the past six
years is as follows: -
1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953
3,189 2,889 2,750 2,856 2,454 1,467
One horse carcase was condemned because of severe and extensive bruising.
Parts were condemned in 154 cases principally because of parasitic conditions.
The parts condemned were as follows:-
Livers 137
Lungs 29
Forequarters 2(Extensive Bruising).
Another section of the premises is licensed as a knacker's yard and during
]953, 2,357 animals were dealt with there.
Regular visits are made by the district sanitary inspectors to ensure
conpliance with the regulations,
Etaring the year 15 licences to slaughter were issued under the provisions
of the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933,
Milk and Dairies
All milk sold in Tottenham must be specially designated milk, that is,
"sterilised", "pasteurised", "tuberculin tested" or "accredited" milk.