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regretted as the proper inspection of a large number of
carcases hanging up, closely packed together, was no easy
task and certainly was far from being a pleasant one. A
further reduction in the number of animals slaughtered in
the borough may be expected.
The Meat Regulations, 1924 which, inter alia, require
notice of intended slaughter of animals to be sent to the
Meat Inspector, and for carcases and organs to be retained
for a prescribed period of hours in order to permit an
examination of the meat to be made, continue to work well
and have enabled accurate data regarding meat inspection
work to be recorded.
The following table shows the number of notices of
slaughter received together with the number and class of
animals dealt with:—

A reduction in the number of animals slaughtered is
not followed necessarily by a proportionate decrease in the
number of visits to be made to the premises, but the time
taken in examination of the carcases is reduced. The
percentage of animals inspected remains practically one
hundred.