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Unsound Food.
The work of meat inspection continues to be carried out by
Mr. R. S. Barber, since the secondment of Mr. T. Penman, M.B.E.,
to the Ministry of Food. The work is mainly centred around the
Smithfield Meat Market where there are a considerable number of
wholesale meat and offal shops, bacon factories, wholesale bacon
and provision warehouses and Public Cold Air Stores. Regular
inspections of these premises were carried out as well as frequent
visits to the retail butchers shops in the Borough.
Summary of Foodstuffs seized by or surrendered to the Meat
Inspector during 1948.
Diseased or unsound meat 58,806 lbs.
Diseased or unsound offals
and other foodstuffs 45,156 lbs.
Total 103,962 lbs.
Caseous Lymphadenitis.—From January to April the meat
inspector examined for Caseous Lymphadenitis 120,000 carcases
of Imported mutton and lamb which had been sent into the Borough
for special examination. The carcases were originally consigned to
the continent but arrived in this country instead and consequently
to comply with the more stringent regulations in force in this country,
they were treated as a special consignment. The examination of the
whole of these carcases demonstrated that 15 per cent, were diseased
and altogether 53 carcases and 5,208 parts of carcases were
condemned for disease.
Collection of Unsound Foods.—The condemned meat and offals
are collected daily by the Sheppey Glue and Chemical Works,
Ltd., Battersea.
Slaughterhouses.—The slaughterhouse owned by Mr. J. A.
Mobbs, 14 Penton Street, was closed down at the outbreak of war
and no animals were slaughtered there during 1948.
Export Certificates.
A total of 78 certificatees were issued during the year and were
mostly in respect of meat extracts from Australia, South America
and Egypt.