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throughout the year, and in effecting 100% inspection, the
time devoted to; meat inspection is equivalent to the service
of a full time Public Health Inspector.
Until legislation makes provision for regulating and
stabilising hours of slaughter, it would appear that the present
exacting situation which the department has to cope with
is likely to continue.
E (3)b Meat Marking
In July 1962, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Food issued draft Regulations which would require the
inspection of all meat and authorise Local Authorities to
make charges for meat inspection. The draft Regulations
provide for meat to be stamped in such a way after inspection
as to identfy the Local Authority and the inspecting officer.
It is anticipated that the proposed new Regulations which
will replace the existing Public Health (Meat) Regulations
1924-52, and Regulations 29 and 30(b) of the Slaughterhouse
(Hygiene) Regulations 1958 will be made under Part One
of the Food and Drugs Act 1955 with application to England
and Wales, and that the operative date will be 1st April. 1963.
E (3)c Brucellosis
By the end of June 1962, 190,000 calves had been
vaccinated under the Ministry of Agriculture's free service
of vaccinating female calves against contagious abortion.
Over 45,000 herd owners have undertaken to use the service
since its introduction on 1st May, 1962, but there are many
farmers throughout the country who are not yet taking
advantage of the service. In past years, the incidence of
brucellosis has been reduced largely as a result of vaccination
with S.19 vaccine.