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ACTION TAKEN ON ADULTERATED SAMPLES.
Offlclal
Butter. 0.6 excess of water. Letter of caution sent. Subsequent samples
proved satisfactory.
Ice Cream. 3deficient in fat. Letter of caution sent. Manufacture discontinued.
Ground Almonds. A mixture of other nuts. Legal proceedings instituted.
Result - absolute discharge. £2. 2s. Od. costs.
Unofficial
Milk (Channel 3.8% fat equivalent to 5% deficient in fat.
Islands). Subsequent samples proved satisfactory.
Glauber Salts. 1756 excess of sodium sulphate.
Subsequent sample proved satisfactory.
Ice Cream. 92% deficient in fat.
Pork Sausage Meat. 8% deficient in meat.
MEAT INSPECTION IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
(By H.E.,Bywater, M.R.C.V.S., Veterinary Officer).
There are no slaughterhouses within the Borough which are operated for the purpose
of providing rationed meat. Three private slaughterhouses, however, are engaged in the
slaughter of animals to provide meat for human consumption off the ration.
All animals passing through these establishments are subjected to veterinary antemortem
and post-mortem inspection which is carried out by the Veterinary Department of the
Corporation.
During the year under review, 17,013 horses and 4,094 goats passed through the
slaughterhouses as compared with 13,272 and 253 respectively for 1950. One horse carcase
and all offal was rejected on account of extensive tuberculosis and three others for various
other conditions. In general, horses are exceptionally free from disease but the small numbers
which were totally rejected is, in no small measure, due to the fact that great importance
is placed upon ante-mortem examination at which doubtful animals are rejected. Not infrequently,
however, relatively small portions of the carcases are trimmed for bruises, localised oedema
etc., whilst the number of livers rejected on account of parasitic conditions remains very high.
45 goats were totally rejected on account of oedema, fevered carcases and bad setting
whilst a considerable number of livers were rejected on account of parasitic conditions.
Fluke infestation is common in goats, especially those received from Eire and parts of Wales.
The Veterinary Department is also responsible for the administration of the Diseases
of Animals Act and thus supervises the various matters connected with the transit of animals
to the slaughterhouses.
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