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Table VII.
The following animals were slaughtered at the Public
Slaughterhouses during 1937:—

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 1937:—
Description. Cause.
8 beef carcases and offals General tuberculosis.
5 ,, forequarters Localised tuberculosis.
3 .. Parts „ „
21 „ offals, complete Tuberculosis.
52 sets beef lungs Localised tuberculosis.
43 beef heads „ „
11 „ various offals „ ,,
5 „ carcases and offals Inflammatory, emaciated, etc.
1 ,, head Actinomycosis.
4 ,, various parts Inflammatory, etc.
36 ,, various offals Inflammatory conditions, etc.
2 veal carcases General tuberculosis.
5 „ heads Tubercular.
5 ,, offals, complete „
9 „ plucks „
9 „ carcases Immaturity, etc.
6 ,, various offals, etc. Inflammatory, etc.
24 pig carcases and offals General tuberculosis.
2 „ various parts Localised tuberculosis.
146 „ heads „ ,,
3 „ plucks „ „
18 „ various offals ,, ,,
133 „ offals, complete Tubercular.
3 ,, carcases and offals Swine fever.
20 ,, carcases and offals Inflammatory conditions, etc.
201 „ plucks „ „
8 ,, heads ,, ,,
257 ,, various offals and 14 parts „ „
35 ,, carcases and offals Oedema and emaciation.
5 sheep carcases and offals Inflammatory, etc.
12 „ parts Inflammatory, traumatic, etc.
4 ,, plucks Parasitical, etc.
12 ,, various offals „ „
Total weight destroyed : 28,518 lbs.