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day. Thus the work" of inspection frequently had to be continued
until a late hour, and to be carried out on Sundays and public
holidays.
Meat inspection. The system of meat inspection adopted
conforms with Memo. 62/Foods of the Ministry of Health.
(1) Ante-mortem inspections. The object of ante-mortem
inspection is to ascertain that the animals which it is intended to
slaughter are in a satisfactory state of health. During the year
ante-mortem inspections involving 6,939 animals were made by
the veterinary officers.
(2) Post-mortem inspections. The general principles of
post-mortem inspection set out in the memorandum require that: —
(a) all organs comprising the viscera shall be examined by the
eye and by palpation, and by an efficient examination of the
lmyph glands where necessary.
(ft) the carcase shall be examined for (i) condition of nutrition;
(ii) evidence of bruising, haemorrhage or discoloration; (iii)
local or general dropsy; (iv) the efficiency of bleeding; and
(v) swellings or deformities of bones or joints or swellings
or other abnormality in the musculature.
(c) the serous membranes, and after the carcase is split, the
sternum, ribs, vertebrae and spinal cord are to be examined.
Further detailed instructions for the routine inspection of bovines
and porcines indicate the method of examining each organ and the
lymphatic glands to be incised.
Where evidence of tuberculosis is discovered in bovines or
swine, additional inspection is required and further lymphatic
glands must be examined.
The action to be taken in the event of evidence, of other
disease such as actinomycosis, bruising, dropsy, emaciation, etc.,
being found is also indicated.
Meat condemned as unsound. Table XII shows in
compact form the work of this section during the year 1937. Tables
XIII to XVII enumerate the meat condemned for diseases other
than tuberculosis, and Table XVIII the tuberculous meat
condemned.
All meat condemned for disease was voluntarily surrendered.
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