View report page

Meat Slaughterhouses Act, 1958
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1958
Public Health (Meat) Regulations 1924-1955
There are no slaughterhouses in the District apart from the
one at Netherne Hospital which is used for the slaughter of surplus
animals from the Hospital farm to provide meat for consumption
by hospital inmates.
The arrangement to carry out post mortem inspection of all
animals slaughtered at this slaughterhouse continued, and during
the year the carcases and offals of ten cattle and 1 calf were
inspected for evidence of disease. The carcase and offal of 1 cow
were condemned as unfit for food.
Retailers obtain supplies of fresh and imported meat from the
Croydon Abattoir and Meat Market and the Smithfteld Market,
and in addition small quantities of fresh meat direct from Scotland.
During the year consideration was given to the information
required by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on
the existing and probable future requirements of the district for
slaughterhouse facilities in accordance with the Slaughterhouses
Act, 1958.
In preparation of the necessary report the following persons
or organisations were consulted :—
(a) All retail meat traders in the district.
(b) London Retail Meat Traders' Association Inc. (Division X).
(c) Union of Shops, Distributive and Allied Workers (London
Division).
(d) The Chief Public Health Inspector of Croydon.
From the replies received it appeared that no difficulties are
being experienced at the present time in obtaining supplies of fresh
meat from existing sources and that the Croydon Corporation are
planning to reconstruct their existing Abattoir or alternatively erect
new premises on a new site.
In view of this information it was anticipated that the Council
would submit a nil report.
One slaughterman's licence was issued under the Slaughter of
Animals Act for the purpose of slaughtering at Netherne Hospital.
There are 32 butchers' shops in the District, all registered for
the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed,
pickled or preserved meat under the provisions of Section 16 of the
Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
Unsound Food
The following is a list of foodstuffs which after inspection were
classified as unfit for human consumption.
44