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Vendors or manufacturers of all samples where "Poor" and
"Unsatisfactory" results were recorded, were visited, and methods
of handling or manufacture closely examined to locate possible
reasons for those results.
The total number of visits to ice-cream premises was II.
No legal proceedings were instituted under the Food and Drugs
Act, 1938, during 1954.
Meat Inspection.
In the neighbourhood of the Smithfield Meat Market, there is a
considerable number of wholesale butchers and offal shops, bacon
factories, bacon and provision warehouses, poultry, game and rabbit
shops and Public Cold Air Stores, all of which are regularly inspected
by the meat inspector.
The Ministry of Food relinquished control of meat and offal
on July 5th of this year and many butchers shops near the Market
were re-opened or taken over for the " boning-out " of cow and bull
beef. These carcases of cow and bull beef are generally of poor
quality and are principally used for manufacturing purposes. Owing
to the nature of these carcases a rigid inspection of them is made
by the meat inspector before they are "boned-out" for disease
or unsoundness.
A systematic examination for Caseous Lymphadenitis of imported
frozen carcases of mutton and lamb was carried out by the meat
inspector and 12,515 carcases were examined and 185 carcases
were found to be diseased to such an extent that either the whole
or part of the carcase was condemned.
A consignment of Australian boneless briskets of beef was
examined for Onchocerciasis Gibsoni and about 20 per cent. were
found to contain the "worm nodule." Where the nodule was found,
the affected area was removed.
On April 1st, Messrs. Henson and Burbidge Ltd. contracted
to undertake the disposal and collection of unsound meat and food
condemned in the Borough.
Consignments of Continental and Scandinavian offals and hams
continue to be imported into the Borough and condemnations
often take place.