[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C.

  • Consett (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Animals sent, in for emergency slaughter or suffering from diseases are slaughtered in the same hall as those forwarded for supplying the trade and there is insufficient hanging space for properly separating diseased meat from sound meat. 846 visits were made to the Slaughterhouse for both ante and post mortem work and again 100% inspection of carcases was obtained. If only we had bigger and better premises, from the point of view of meat inspection, concentration of slaughtering gives the Local Auth- ority Inspectors the opportunity of examining carcases and offal of all animals slaughtered, thus ensuring for the public a disease-free meat supply. Altogether 11,842 animals were slaughtered during the year, this being an increase of 1,738 over the previous year. 1 .-\uimals shiughtered from Collecting Centres. ■Vnimals slaughtered as Ca.sualties. Bulls 15 7 Bullocks 825 26 Cows ... ... 376 96 Fleifers I,n02 29 Calves 494 76 Sheep 8,621 202 Pigs 12 61 11,345 497 In addition, 39 pigs slaughtered for private use were examined in various parts of the district. For details of carcases inspected and condemned, see Appendix H. Home-killed Pigs.—One thousand and sixty pigs were received from other Slaughtering Centres outside the Area. Imported Meat.—Quantities of imported Lamb, Mutton, Beef, P(5rk and Veal were also distributed to the trade in addition to the home-killed meat. One hundred and thirty-five pounds of frozen beef was found on examination to be unfit for human consumption. The following articles of food were found to be unfit for human consumption and were destroyed :— 525 tins Fruit 13 jars Beetroot 465 >> Tomatoes 8 Sandwich S|)i'('ad 462 5 > Meat 7 Fruit 298 ) f Milk 5 Meat Paste 297 ) * Vegetables 3 ,. Honey 78 if Fish 1 jar Ginger 15 Soup 1 ,, Numol 12 9 9 Jam 15 bottles Sauce 11 Instant Sunchoc' 2 bottles Lemon Scjuash 9 9 9 Syrup 29 pkts. Cake F'lour Mixture 7 9 9 Chicken 19 pkts. Semolina 6 ii Spaghetti 4 pkts. Cheese 6 99 Rabbit 1 pkt. Macaroni 6 Strained Foods 1 pkt. V’ermicelli 5 Jellied Veal 1 1 cartons Milk Whi])piug Com 3 99 Jellied Pork pound