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247
[1907
2nd Quarter.
cwts. qrs. lbs.
Diseased meat and organs, etc., from slaughterhouses
10 3 18
Foodstuffs, from shops and stalls, unsound by
decomposition 6 2 11
Unsound meat seized and destroyed by
Magistrate's order 0 3 5
Total cwts. 18 1 6
3rd Quarter.
cwts. qrs. lbs.
Diseased meat and organs from slaughterhouses
0 3 2
Unsound meat, fruit, etc., by decomposition,
from shops and stalls 0 4 15
Unsound potatoes seized and destroyed by
Magistrate's order 1 2 22
Unsound tripe (examined by request) condemned 5 0 0
Total cwts. 8 2 11
4th Quarter.
cwts. qrs. lbs.
Diseased meat, organs, etc., from slaughterhouses
6 0 14
Diseased pork and bacon seized and destroyed
by Magistrate's order 0 3 16
Unsound fish surrendered 2 3 26
Unsound meat, and fruit, by decomposition,
from shops 0 3 6
Total cwts. 10 3 6
With the exception of two rabbits and a quantity of oysters, the whole
of the above food was condemned by the Food Inspector.
Slaughter Houses.—There were on the register at the beginning of the
year 39 slaughterhouses, of which 2 ceased to be used before its close. 2,531
visits were paid to them during the year, and their general good condition can
be testified to by the Medical Officer of Health, who visited each one.
In them were killed 26,674 animals, as compared with 32,994 in the
preceding year.