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Article 9.—Notice must be given forthwith to the Local Authority of cases where, on the
slaughter of an animal for sale for human consumption, it is found that such animal is diseased or
unsound.
Article 10.—The carcase of a slaughtered animal, including the mesentery, and internal organs,
other than the stomach, intestines and bladder, shall not be removed from the place of slaughter
until the carcase and its organs have been inspected on behalf of the Local Authority, provided that
the removal of the carcase may take place on the expiration of three hours from the time of slaughter,
or six hours from the delivery of a notice of intention to slaughter, except that such carcase cannot
be removed between 7 p.m. on one day and 7 a.m. on the next day. This Article does not, however
apply in the case of a sheep or in the case of an animal of whose slaughter special notice is not required
to be given.
Article 12.—No gut scraping or tripe cleaning may be carried on in a slaughter house.
Meat Marking.
Article 15.—Upon the application of the Local Authority to the Minister of Health the Minister
may, subject to such conditions as he may impose, authorize the Local Authority to use for the purpose
and in the manner specified in the regulations, a distinctive mark of a design approved by him for the
purpose of marking meat that has been inspected and passed. The Local Authority is empowered
to make a charge for the marking of such carcases, but the charge shall not in any case exceed a sum
calculated at the rate of Is. per carcase.
Stalls.
Article 19.—This Article provides that a person selling meat, or exposing, or offering meat for
sale from any stall, shall cause such stall (if not placed in an enclosed and covered market place) to be
suitably covered over and to be screened at the sides and back thereof, in such manner as to prevent
mud, filth, or other contaminating substance being splashed or blown from the ground upon any meat
on the stall, and shall take all reasonable steps to guard against the contamination of the meat by
flies. All trimmings, refuse and rubbish are to be placed in properly covered receptacles kept for the
purpose apart from any meat intended for sale.
Shops, Stores, etc.
Article 20.—The chief provisions of this article are contained in Sub-Section 5. The occupier
of any shop in which meat is sold or exposed for sale, shall take all such steps as may be reasonably
necessary to guard against the contamination of the meat therein by flies, and shall cause the meat
to be so placed as to prevent mud, filth, or other contaminating substance being splashed or blown
thereon. He shall cause all trimmings, refuse and rubbish to be placed in properly covered receptacles
kept for the purpose apart from any meat intended for sale.
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Transport and Handling.
Article 21.—This Article provides that every person who conveys any meat in a vehicle shajl
cause to be kept clean the inside and covering of the vehicle and the receptacles in which the meat
is placed, and if the vehicle is opened at the top, back or sides, or if any other commodity is being
conveyed therein, shall cause the meat to be adequately protected by means of a clean cloth or other
suitable material.
COMMENTS OF CONFERENCE.
The members of the meat trade had no comments to make on Articles 1 to 11 inclusive.
With regard to Article 12 it was stated that no gut scraping, tripe cleaning, etc., is carried out
in any slaughter-houses in Willesden.
With regard to Article 15 it was agreed that if the meat traders in Willesden desired the Local
Authority to make arrangements to mark inspected meat, the traders who are slaughterers should
apply to the Council, when the applications would receive consideration.
The present method (which appears to be universally adopted amongst butchers) for the disposal
of trimmings, etc., was, in the opinion of the Conference, sufficient to meet the Minister's requirements
that such trimmings shall be placed in properly covered receptacles. This method is that all trimmings
when cut off the joints are immediately placed in a drawer under the block, which is cleared once or
twice a day, and put into a properly covered bin in the backyard to await collection.
Discussion centred around the provisions of Articles 19 and 20 of the regulations regarding the
prevention of contamination of meat in shops and stalls, and the following resolution was unanimously
passed:—
" That the meat traders in Willesden are prepared to fall in with the suggestions contained
in Articles 19 and 20, that all shops and stalls for the sale of meat should have glass
fronts, provided this is universal throughout the whole of the country, and that a reasonable
time is allowed for the necessary alterations to be made."
It was further decided that stalls should be treated in the same way as shops for purposes of
Article 19.