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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,
nine with lairage attached were let on agreement to tenant
butchers, and the remainder were used for public slaughtering,
for which head rate tolls are charged.
The above slaughterhouses were taken over by the Ministry
of Food early in 1940, and were closed down at the end of
March, 1942, owing to centralisation of slaughtering.
The following animals were slaughtered at the Public
Slaughterhouses during 1942:—
Pitlake.
Cattle. Calves Sheep. Pigs. Total.
107 13 3 143 266
The whole of the meat and offal is examined before it leaves
the premises.
The following meat and offal from the Public Slaughterhouses
was condemned and disposed of as salvage by the
Ministry of Food during the year 1942:—
Description. Causes.
2 beef forequarters Localised tuberculosis.
1 .. parts „ „
1 ,, offal, complete Tuberculosis.
23 sets beef lungs Localised tuberculosis.
8 beef heads „ ,,
14 ,, beef various offals ,, „
1 ,, head Actinomycosis.
1 ,, carcase and offal Putrefaction.
2 „ various parts Inflammatory, etc.
16 ,, various offals Inflammatory conditions, etc.
1 pig carcase and offal General tuberculosis.
2 ,, heads Localised tuberculosis.
1 ,, liver Cirrhosis.
1 ,, carcase and offal Moribund.
Total weight: 1,977 lbs.
PRIVATE SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND MEAT INSPECTION.
Control bv the Ministry of Food and centralised slaughtering
came into force early in 1940, with the result that private
slaughterhouses were closed down. After the Public