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Prevention of Cruelty Regulations vrould apply in toto in the Barnet Urban District.
At the time these Orders were made, certain small works of improvement were still
remaining to "be effected at Denham Farm Slaughterhouse: these were completed by
the time that the Licence fell due for renewal at the end of July.
These premises now bear small resemblance to their condition in 19545 when
private slaughtering recommenced and "first-aid" works only could be reasonably
required, owing to the then current doubt as to the future of the smaller private
slaughterhouse. The amount of work put in has been considerable, with
enormous improvement in both working conditions for the slaughtermen and in
inspection facilities, and has resulted in a unit which is fully capable of being
run on proper lines.
Your inspectors maintain a high percentage of meat inspection during the
course of the six days per week of slaughtering, Friday being the only exception.
The general slaughtering programme each day is that adult bovines are
slaughtered early in the day, followed by the "smalls" and in this group, calves
are usually last in the days work.
Thus 100% inspection of adult bovines is maintained and a fair proportion of
the "smalls" are inspected during normal office hours of working with some extra
work and with Saturday and Sunday working. If 100% meat inspection is to be
the order of the day then this will mean that one inspector will be needed six
days per week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. generally unless there is some control by
regulation, of the hours of slaughtering, and this is being resisted by the trade.
An alternative has been suggested of making charges for inspection. If this
is to be of any use to the local authority it must be sufficient to pay for, or
nearly pay for, the services of the additional staff which will be necessary.
However, discussions continue and one hopes that some reasonable solution will
be found.
The majority of the condemned meat and offals is taken away by a reputable
firm for manufacture into useful by-products, e.g. fertilisers etc.
Total weight of carcase meat condemned:-
Bovine 320 lbs.
Ovine 117 lbs.
Porcine 620 lbs.
1 ,057 lbs.