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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 1933:—
Description. Cause.
4 beef carcases and offal General tuberculosis.
5 „ forequarters Localised tuberculosis.
1 „ hindquarter Traumatism, etc.
2 „ forequarters „ „
3 „ parts Localised tuberculosis.
12 sets beef lungs Inflammatory, etc.
34 „ beef lungs Localised tuberculosis.
16 beef heads „ „
23 „ various offals „ „
4 „ heads and tongues Actinomycosis.
5 „ parts Inflammatory conditions, etc.
154 „ various offals „ „
11 veal plucks Tubercular.
6 „ various offals „ „
67 „ various offals Inflammatory, etc.
1 „ carcase and offal Jaundice.
1 „ carcase Traumatism.
4 „ plucks Inflammatory conditions.
14 „ heads Various causes.
13 pig carcases and offals General tuberculosis.
13 „ quarters Localised tuberculosis.
18 „ various parts „ „
294 „ heads „ „
123 „ plucks „ „
70 „ various offals „ „
17 „ carcases and offals Swine fever.
24 „ carcases and offals Inflammatory conditions, etc.
10 „ quarters „ „
566 „ plucks „ „
16 „ heads „ „
290 „ various offals and 21 parts „ „
4 sheep carcases and offals Inflammatory, etc.
8 „ parts Inflammatory, traumatic, etc.
24 „ plucks Parasitical, etc.
183 „ various offals „ „
3 „ carcases and offals Emaciation and Dropsical.
2 „ carcases Parasitical, etc.
Total weight destroyed: 22,747 lbs.
private slaughterhouses and meat inspection
At the end of 1933 there were 3 registerel slaughterhouses
in the Borough. Registered Private Slaughterhouses have in
recent years gradually been reduced from 6 to 3. In two instances
they have been accommodated at the Public Slaughterhouses.
The number of visits paid to the Private Slaughterhouses for
the purpose of inspecting the meat during 1933 was 1,215.