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Slaughter House Inspection.
During the last three months of the year a more careful and systematic
inspection of the slaughtering of animals in the Borough was inaugurated.
55 cows were killed in one slaughter-house. These animals had been taken
directly from cow-sheds in London and the surrounding districts. The examination
after slaughter showed that 37 were affected with localised Tuberculosis and two
with diseased udders.
Disposal of Unsound Food,
The methods of disposal of unsound food stuffs were revised during the year,
and are now as follows :—
(a) Canned meats, such as beef, mutton and tongues, salmon and
sardines, are taken to Duke Shore Wharf, where the tins are cut open with
a large knife. The contents of the tins are thrown into a barge containing
road sweepings. They are then taken in the barge and sold to farmers as
land manure in the neighbourhood of Sittingbourne. There are also thrown
into the barge condemned bananas, fish, fruit, vegetables, &c.
(b) Canned goods of a liquid nature, such as milk and soups, are spiked
at the Depot. The tins and their contents are then deposited in the barge
containing house refuse. As a result of the spiking the contents gradually
run out of the tins, and become mixed with the house refuse. This is then
taken to the barge owner's wharf, and it remains there for some time on a
heap to rot, the resulting material being used for trade purposes.
(c) Condemned carcases of meat, and foodstuffs of a fairly dry nature
are burnt at the Destructor Yard. If they consist of small quantities only
they are destroyed in the incinerator at the Disinfecting Station.