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"thereof, together with a transhipment certificate signed by an authorised
"official of the Government of the foreign country through which the produce
"is transhipped. The transhipment certificate shall show the identity of such
"meat or meat food product, and that the same has been examined and inspected
"and not found to be unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, or unfit for human
"food, and that at the time of exportation from the country through which the
" product was transhipped, the same contained no dye, chemical, preservative, or
"other ingredient not permitted by the regulations governing the meat inspection
"of the United States Department of Agriculture."
During the year three consignments of foreign meat, intended for shipment to the
United States of America, were examined by your Officers, namely—
12th June 40 hind-quarters of beef.
12th June 200 „ „ „ „
13th December 1,486 quarters ,, ,,
My practice on receiving a request to examine meat destined for exportation is, if
possible, to see the original certificate from the country of origin, or a certified copy
thereof, and to have each piece of meat examined carefully for evidence of unsoundness,
disease, or other unhealthful condition.
Each piece, after examination, has a piece of wire passed through it, and is clamped
with an official seal, and the following is a specimen of the certificate used in respect of
such consignments:—
(1) FOR MEAT INTENDED FOR SHIPMENT TO THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
Date
To
I, Doctor Herbert Williams, Medical Officer of Health for the Port
of London, hereby certify that quarters of beef, marked
out of the s.s. from , which arrived in the Port of
London on the have been this day examined and found in sound
condition, and free from any appearance of disease.
An official seal has been affixed to each quarter so examined, and each quarter
bears the official certificate of the Government of the Argentine Republic.
(Signed)
Medical Officer of Health, Port of London.
Four consignments were also examined for shipment to Switzerland, namely:—
29th October 150 carcases of mutton
30th „ 150 „
4th November 100 „ „ „
9th December 20 fore-quarters of beef
and certificates issued in respect of same by your Medical Officer as follows:—