[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Bridport Borough.

  • Bridport (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Bridport Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Slaughterhouse and Heat Inspection. ' The Skilling slaughterhouse has oontinued to be conducted in a satisfactory manner, bearing in mind the deficiencies in accomnodation ahd facilities. A total of 53® cattle, 15 cows, 48 calves, 2340 sheep and 1115 pigs were sit ghtered and inspected during the year. At a joint meeting of the Bridport and District Master Butchers’ Association and the Public Health Committee of the Council, the future of the Skilling slaughterhouse was fully discussed in the light of the Council’s desire to continue with the developement of the Skilling Housing Estate. The Butchers' Association indicated that they wished to remain at Skilling and had no desire to seek alternative premises. It was pointed out that there were sufficient facilities at the Bradpole slaughterhouse, which is situated 4 mil® north of Bridport in the Rural District of Bridport, to supply the needs of the whole of West Dorset. This slaughterhouse is at present exporting the bulk of its kill to places outside the area, and the Bridport Rural District Council is in receipt of the Meat Inspection Grant in respect of meat inspected beyond the needs of the population of the district. Six licences to slaughter animals were issued during the year. Cysticercus Bovis. ^Twelve cases were found at the Skilling slaughterhouse i,e. 2.23c/o of Cattle (not Cows) slaughtered. Infected carcases have been subjected to the deep-freeze treatment in accordance with Memo. 3/Meat, at a Deep Freeze Plant at a grocer’s premises in the Borough, where carcases are detained for 14 days at less than 14 degrees F. Cysts have been located in the heart and in the muscle on the inside as well as the outside of the jaw. It has not been possible to trace the sources of infection. Condemned Meat. This is stained before leaving the slaughterhouse, and disposed of to two firms. One firm processes all it receives while the other utilises diseased meat untreated as animal food, a method of disposal which cannot be regarded as satisfactory. Most of the meat as opposed to offal, goes to this latter firm.