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PUBLIC SLAUGHTERHOUSES, PITLAKE, AND MEAT
INSPECTION.
These slaughterhouses, although the buildings were not
originally intended for such, comprise twelve slaughterhouses with
lairage attached. In addition a gut cleaning firm utilises one
building on the premises. Of the twelve slaughterhouses four,
with lairage attached, are let on agreement to tenant butchers and
the remainder are used for public slaughtering, for which head
rale tolls are charged.
The following animals were slaughtered at the Public
Slaughterhouses during 1926.

The whole of the meat and offal is examined before it leaves
the premises.
The following meat and offal from the Public Slaughterhouses
was surrendered and destroyed during the year 1920:—
Description.
6 beef carcases and offal.
8 „ forequarters.
1 ,, hindquarters and 14 parts.
102 sets beef lungs.
16 beef heads.
71 ,, various offals.
7 „ carcases and offal.
2 „ „
6 ,, heads and tongues.
2 „ quarters and 8 parts.
127 „ various offals.
3 veal carcases and offals.
14 ,, parts.
4 ,, various parts.
8 ,, various offals.
10 pig carcases and offals.
6 ,, quarters.
13 ,, various' 'parts.
132 „ heads.
89 „ plucks.
42 ,, various offals.
7 ,, carcases and offals.
3 „ „ „
1 ,, carcase and offal.
Cause.
General tuberculosis,
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Septicaemia.
Actinomycosis and emaciation.
Actinomycosis.
Traumatism.
Abscesses, Inflammatory conditions.
Asphyxia.
Various causes.
Tubercular.
Various causes.
General tuberculosis.
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Septicaemia.
Swine fever.
Swine erysipelas.
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