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And from Professor Brown's further report I may quote
"Tuberculous animals might be removed to slaughter-houses reserved
for the purpose, in which proper means might be provided for destroying
or sterilising meat as might be necessary, without any risk of contaminating
the carcases of healthy animals."
"It was allowed by witnesses for the meat trade that obviously
bad meat from tuberculous animals should be destroyed without
hesitation;" and they also "admitted the risk of the infection of meat,
not only of the tuberculous carcase, but also of other animals in the
same slaughter-house by the agency of knives, &c."
These facts show the great importance of precautionary
measures by competent supervision of animals before and
during slaughtering.
Inquests.
164 inquests were held in this District; only 18, however,
were on the bodies of parishioners. 134 of these inquests
were held in the Coroner's Court at Guy's Hospital, and 30 in
the St. John's Vestry hall.
Mortuary.
49 bodies were removed to the Mortuary in Weaver's-lane,
and on 30 of these a Coroner's inquest was held in the
St. John's Vestry hall, Fair-street.
I may remind the Board that the accommodation at the
Mortuary is very inadequate, and that there is no satisfactory
provision for the holding of inquests.