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There has been a difficulty during the past year in obtaining as
large a supply of pigs from the country markets as there has been
in previous years.
Slaughtering during late hours, Saturday afternoons, Sundays
and Bank Holidays still continues, and a considerable amount of
time is spent by the Sanitary Inspectors in examination of carcases
and organs of slaughtered animals.
The old back and forward movement of meat from the slaughterhouses
in Enfield to the Central Meat Markets, London, and meat
from the latter being sent to and sold in Enfield, still continues.
It will be noticed in the table given below that the number of
animals slaughtered in Enfield has considerably increased, and it
may be a question for the Council to consider in the coming years
whether there shall be a public abattoir provided in Enfield.
The number of carcases examined during the year under these
Regulations is as follows:—
Oxen 336 Organs or parts of carcases found diseased 34
Cows 1 „ „ „ „ 0
Calves 128 ,, „ ,, ,, 0
Sheep 11,962 ,, ,, ,, „ 350
Pigs 7,329 ,, ,, ,, ,, 143
Goats 1 ,, ,, ,, ,, 0
Totals 19,757 „ ,, „ „ 527
The number of carcases examined exceeded by 2,128 that of
1932.
The organs or parts of carcases found to be diseased were
surrendered and destroyed. The weight of the meat destroyed was
4 tons 10 cwt. 0 qrs. 4 lbs.
The carcases generally were in good condition, and there was
no case which necessitated the obtaining of a Magistrate's Order.
UNSOUND MEAT AND FOODS.
In this connection frequent visits were paid to the slaughterhouses,
shops and markets, the number of inspections for this
purpose being :—
Slaughterhouses 2,536
Shops 121
Stalls in Markets 966
3,623