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etc., killed were of good quality, only one animal being
seized as unfit for food. No prosecution followed this
seizure, the Meat Inspector's attention having been
called to the condition of the animal, which died during
the night.
The following is a list of animals killed:—
Bullocks 49
Calves 14
Sheep 354
Lambs 214
Pigs 529
Total 1,160
The Meat Inspector comments that the reduction
in the number of bullocks slaughtered was no doubt
due to the high prices ruling during the early summer.
He also reports that the animals slaughtered were of
good quality and that the amount of offal which it was
found necessary to condemn and destroy was considerably
less than in previous years.
The following carcases or offal were condemned
and destroyed for reasons shown: —
Bullocks' Livers 10 Distomatosis.
do 1 Tubercular.
Bullocks' Pluck 1 Tubercular.
do. Lungs 1 Cysts.
do. do. 2 Abscess.
Sheep's Liver 1 Cysts.
do. Lungs 1 Unsaleable.
do. do. 1 Abscess.
Pigs' Heads 4 Tubercular.
do. Pluck 1 Tubercular.
SLAUGHTERERS OF POULTRY.
There are 8 slaughterhouses for poultry in use,
all of them situated in the West ward of the Borough: