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The causes of condemnation of organs amongst sheep were as
follows:—Livers of 8 sheep—as the result of being affected by
parasitic disease in 6, cirrhosis and abscesses in one each; Lungs
of 29 sheep—parasitic disease in 20, pleurisy in 6, and pneumonia
in 3.
In addition there were two sheep's carcases and offal condemned,
one for emaciation and one asphyxia, the total weight
being 80 lbs. ; and 22 lbs. of mutton for unsoundness.
Legal Proceedings.
Condemned meat is collected by lorry and conveyed to the
Separation Plant to be burned. In one case it was ascertained
that a butcher had surrendered a condemned head, but had failed
to surrender the tongue. After inquiries two tongues were seized
on the premises. Legal proceedings were instituted, but the case
was dismissed owing to conflicting evidence.
Proceedings were taken against a butcher for removing a
detained beast's liver which was diseased. The butcher was fined
£20.
A man was observed selling meat from a motor van which did
not bear his name and address. Proceedings were taken and
the defendant was convicted and fined 20s. Od.
Bakehouses.
There are four factory and three retail bakehouses in the
district; to these, 34 visits were paid in the course of the year.
Food Shops.
430 visits were paid to butchers shops, 153 to fish shops,
78 to provision shops, 65 to dairies and milkshops and 26 to greengrocers
shops.
The following amounts of foodstuffs were condemned:5
cwt. of tinned food—" blown." These tins were found to be
damaged following a fire which had broken out at the shops
previously.
Fish—24 stone. Apparently the practice in this area is for
the fishmongers to buy their stock from samples seen at Billingsgate.
If any of the fish is unsound it is brought to the Sanitary Inspector
in order to procure a condemnation note with the hope of getting
a rebate from the fish salesman.