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Slaughtering is carried out at almost all hours of all days,
holidays or otherwise, and the Sanitary Inspectors have to spend
a considerable amount of their time in examining the carcases and
organs of slaughtered animals, and although there is an increase
of one certified Meat Inspector on the Staff, they are all still fully
employed.
The old back-and-forward movement of meat from the slaughterhouses
in Enfield to the Central Meat Market, London, and meat
from the latter being sent to and sold in Enfield, still continues.
The number of carcases examined during the year under these
Regulations is as follows:—
Oxen 373 Organs or parts of carcases found diseased 15
Cows 56 ,, ,, ,, ,, 13
Calves 123 ,, ,, ,, ,, —
Sheep 4,119 ,, ,, ,, ,,, 76
Pigs 6,964 ,, ,, ,, ,, 159
Totals 11,635 ,, ,, ,, ,, 263
The organs or parts of carcases found to be diseased were
surrendered and destroyed. The weight of the meat destroyed was
2 tons 17 cwt. 3 qrs.
The carcases generally were in good condition, and there was
no case which necessitated the obtaining of a Magistrate's Order.
I am satisfied that matters are still on the improvement with
regard to meat inspection in Enfield.
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 1,192
Shops 264
Stalls in Markets 969
Food Preparing Shops 21
2,446