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Poultry Inspection
1971
(i) Number of poultry processing premises within the district 1
(ii) Number of visits to these premises 7
(iii) Total number of birds processed during the year 10721
(iv) Type of birds processed Hens
(v) Percentage of birds rejected as unit for human consumption None
(vi) Weight of poultry condemned as unfit for human consumption None
(vii) The live birds are bought by individual selection from farms in Hertfordshire. Any
birds which do not show a healthy live appearance are isolated, killed and, if
diseased, disposed of at the farm.
The processing premises consist of a building divided into two sections — for
killing and for dressing. The staff engaged in the business are the proprietor, one
male employee, and one female employed part-time.
The birds are killed by dislocation of the neck and are not eviscerated. The
carcases are immersed in a thermostatically controlled scalding tank and plucked
in an electric defeatherer. They are delivered the same or the following day after
slaughter to butchers in the Golders Green, Finchley, Harrow, Tottenham, Watford
Elstree and Cockfosters area for sale in the fresh trade.
As the birds are uneviscerated, inspection at the place of slaughter is limited but
doubtful carcases are retained and inspected in accordance with the procedures
recommended in Circular 22/61 of the Ministry of Health.
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