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Swedish Meat.
By an arrangement entered into between the Medical Officers of the City and Port,
meat imported from Sweden is delivered direct into the Central Markets without
examination at the Port, on condition that such meat is not to be sold until examined
by the City Meat Inspectors.
The following particulars show the variety of the goods imported, also the result
of the inspection :—
Record of Swedish Meat Notified to Arrive on the Market
Unexamined at the Port of London.
13 Baskets and 20 Calves' 949 Heads.
Sweetbreads. 102 Hearts.
134 Ox Tails 83 Livers.
1 Basket of Offal. 327 Tongues.
53 Sheep's Tops. 3,458 Kidneys.
208 Calves' Tops. 474 Plucks.
404 Sides of Beef. 240 Feet.
2,716 Calves. 577 Sets of Offal.
422 Pigs. 5 Hampers of Suet.
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Result of Examination.
6 Calves and pieces of Veal Decomposition.
2Calves Cachexia.
1 Calf Pleurisy and Hydræmia.
1 Calf Osteo Malacia.
9Pigs Tuberculosis.
14 Sucking Pigs Decomposition.
5 Stone of Kidneys Decomposition.
Australian Meat.
The same system of examination and record keeping re Australian beef has been
maintained since the first consignment was notified to this Department, the whole of it
being carefully examined. From information supplied, it appears that the new staff
of Meat Inspectors took up duty in Australia in the month of February, and the
results of their work could not be seen until the middle of the summer.
These results have not been so satisfactory as those concerned in this country
desire, but it is easy for those who have control of a large inspection staff to understand
how many difficulties there are in organising a new system of meat inspection,
especially at centres so widely apart as in Australia, e.g., finding the suitable men for
each part of the work, &c.
Nevertheless there is an improvement shown in some of the latest consignments,
and it is to be hoped that the improvement will not only be maintained, but that we
may be able to state in the next Annual Report the important fact that Australian
beef is now arriving free from parasitic nodules.