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There are now thirty persons registered in accordance with the
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, as under
Wholesale Traders or Producers of Milk 7
Retail Purveyors of Milk with premises in the
district 10
Retail Purveyors of Milk whose premises are
outside the district 13
Total 30
(b) Meat.
The Cherry Farm slaughter-house has required very close
attention from the meat inspectors during the year, slaughtering
having been carried out up till the early hours of the morning.
In October, 1938, eight emaciated cows were discovered in the
orchard of Cherry Farm. The Ministry of Agriculture was
immediately notified and the Ministry's inspector, Mr. Wooff,
came and inspected the animals. Four of the cows were
slaughtered and inspected by the veterinary inspector, together
with an inspector of the public health department; all four
carcases showed evidence of generalised tuberculosis and were
removed for destruction. The remaining cows, on the instruction
of the veterinary inspector, were sent to a knacker's yard at
Sunbury-on-Thames, where they were slaughtered and postmortem
examination was made. All these cows also showed
evidence of generalised tuberculosis.
Six weeks later two emaciated cows were found at the same
slaughter-house. The veterinary inspector of the Ministry of
Agriculture was notified and these animals were also removed to
Sunbury-on-Thames for slaughter and post-mortem examination.
Both carcases had generalised tuberculosis.
No prosecution was made in respect of these animals. This
is a matter which is in the discretion of the Ministry of Agriculture
and the County Council. It would appear that stricter means of
safeguarding the slaughter of diseased animals is necessary.
Some of the animals had apparently been brought here from
places as far distant as Wales and Devonshire. This seems to
indicate that there is an underground traffic in the purchase of
diseased animals and their slaughter for human consumption.
The proprietor of one slaughter-house was prosecuted in June
for failure to remove slaughter-house refuse; he was fined £1.
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