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(b) Meat.
Meat inspection is carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors,
who have made 753 visits of inspection to the slaughter
houses, when a total of 6,041 carcases were examined, made
up of 150 cattle, 181 calves, 467 sheep and 5,243 pigs. One
and a half tons of meat was condemned from 146 carcases,
viz., 9 cattle, 137 pigs.
No notification of intended slaughter under the Tuberculosis
Order of 1925 was received.
No system of marking inspected carcases has been
adopted.
(c) Adulteration, Etc.
Through the courtesy of Dr. J. Tate, County Medical
Officer, I have received the following return of work done
during the year by the County Council Inspectors under the
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts in this district.
List of samples purchased in the district of Hayes during
the year 1933:—
Article. No. taken. Adulterated.
Milk 64 1
Hake 3 1
Lemon Soles 1 1
Sausages 1
Seasoning 1
70 3
One prosecution was instituted during the year in
respect of the sale of haddock for hake, and the vendor was
fined £2 and costs.
SECTION F.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
General.
An extensive epidemic of Scarlet Fever was experienced
in the Urban District during the year as already noted,
starting in September. Hospital accommodation was found
to be quite adequate and the epidemic died down to normal
proportions in the early part of December. Influenza was
not very prevalent and was not of a severe type.
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