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organs, and the existance of disease rendering the flesh unfit for food can
frequently only be discovered by examination of these parts. Even if there
was such a regulation, and notice was always given of the intention to kill,
it would be impossible without the appointment of a special meat inspector to
examine all animals, owing to the great distance of one slaughter-house from
another.
The provision of a central public slaughter-house is needed. It should be
under the management of the Council, and in it all animals, such as pigs,
cattle and sheep killed in the the district and intended for food should be
slaughtered, and no part of any animal should be removed from the slaughterhouse
before examination by an inspector. The convenience of the occupiers
of the 14 present private slaughter-houses, and the vested interests of the
owners are of course important factors to be considered, but the gain to the
community seems to outweigh these points.