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The increase in animals, and particularly cattle, slaughtered after the 29th June,
1954, the date on which the Abattoir was handed back to the Royal Arsenal
Co-operative Society, Ltd., will be noted.
On the resumption of private slaughtering on the 2nd July, the Minister of
Food wrote expressing the Ministry's appreciation of the services rendered with
regard to meat inspection at the Abattoir by the Council during and since the war,
often under difficult circumstances.
The Ministry's Chief Technical Advisor on meat inspection and his area Technical
Assistant remain available to give advice and guidance on meat inspection
problems, and the Minister hopes that the fullest possible use will be made of the
services of these officers.
Following de-control, meat and offal rejected as unfit for human consumption
is now no longer disposed of by the Ministry of Food, and the Minister has asked
that local authorities and their officers should co-operate to secure the economic
and safe disposal of all meat and offal unfit for human consumption. In Woolwich
this is being done.
Now the Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd., instead of the Ministry of Food
supply nearly all the animals slaughtered. The Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society
Ltd., maintain the Abattoir and contract to slaughter all animals sent there. After
slaughter the carcases are sold to various Co-operative Societies, particularly in the
Kent area.
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