[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Kidderminster Borough.

  • Kidderminster (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Kidderminster Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SUMMARY OF MEAT AND FOOD INSPECTION (6 YEARS). 1944 — 1945 — 1946 — 1947 — 1948 — 1949 Nr imber of Animals Slaughte RED. Amount of Mto cr Condemned. Weight of Meat Weight Amount Year Cattle Sheep Pigs Calves and Offal Affected with Rejected Tuberculosis T. C. Q. T. C. Q. 1944 2,886 12,690 145 966 27 8 1 12 l6 I 1945 3.246 8,613 489 1.037 38 4 0 18 4 1 1946 4>5IQ 12,231 189 1.433 46 7 2 21 9 2 1947 2,939 7-657 116 1,211 43 1 0 19 4 1 1948 2,725 7.503 125 1,462 36 13 3 17 15 1 1949 2,817 9.534 227 i,7°3 1 55 | 8 2 23 19 2 REMARKS : These premises were taken over by the Ministry of hood in January, 1940, to serve Kidderminster Borough and four adjoining districts. Previously the premises were used by the local Co- operative Society solely to serve theii own shops. During the peak period of slaughtering (usually from August to December), the premises are used well outside their normal highest capacity. This congestion with its attendent evils, viz. : in- sufficient hanging room (meat and offals), accumulations of hides, skins, fat, manure and inedible offal, hopelessly inadequate lairage accommodation, make all attempts at any standard of hygiene and the inspection of Carcases and Edible Offals difficult in the extreme. A permanent manager is employed by the Ministry of hood to conduct the well-ordering of the place together with its maintenance.