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are well-kept and in a cleanly condition. I have examined 187
oxen and heifers, 2 cows, 1,728 sheep and lambs, 19 calves, and
141 pigs. The following I found diseased and had destroyed:—
Head, tongue, heart and lungs of an ox affected with
Tuberculosis.
Heart and lungs of an ox affected with ,,
Lungs only ,, ,, ,, ,,
3 Pigs' plucks Affeoted with Tuberculosis.
4 Cows' kidneys Chronic Inflammation.
2 Pigs' kidneys ,,
1 Pig's liver (Boar) ,, ,,
14 Ox livers and 10 Sheeps'
livers ,, Distomatosis.
Ribs and lungs of a Sheep ,, Pleurisy.
1 Pig's lungs ,, „
2 Sheeps' lungs ,, Pneumonia.
3 Ox and 6 Sheeps' livers ,, Abscess.
13 Sheeps' lungs and 9 livers ,, Parasitic Cysts.
Portions of 2 Oxen and
2 Cows ,, Extensive Bruising.
Wholesale Meat Factories.—39 visits were made to these
when I found the premises clean and the meat sound and free
from disease.
Miscellaneous Inspections and Unsound Food.—439 visits
and inspections have been made on complaint and in connection
with the sale of food. The market thoroughfares have been
frequently visited and the goods on the Costers' stalls inspected.
The inspection of the coverings of the meat stalls and the storage
premises of the street butchers has been taken over by Inspector
Peverett, who is enforcing the provisions of the Meat Regulations