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112
(2) Number of visits paid to meat shops and meat stores,
843;
(3) Number of visits paid to meat stalls, 635;
(4) Number of actual slaughterings at which one or other of
the Food Inspectors was present, 6,064, consisting of
beasts (317), sheep (3,353), lambs (974), pigs (1,301),
hogs (8), and calves (111);
(5) Carcases, or portions of carcases, condemned, 242.
Of the 6,064 actual slaughterings, at which one or other of the
Food Inspectors was present, and in connection with which 242
carcases or portions of carcases were condemned, the diseases
necessitating such condemnation were as follows:—2 tuberculous
whole beasts, 5 tuberculous livers (beasts), 3 tuberculous heads
(beasts), 2 septic livers (beasts), 1 tuberculous spleen (beast), 2
tuberculous viscera (beasts), 5 tuberculous lungs (beasts), 28 flukeinfected
livers (beasts), 1 tuberculous stomach (beast), 1 septic liver
(beast), 15 septic lungs (pigs), 139 strongylus-infected lungs (sheep),
1 fluke-infected liver (sheep), 1 bruised whole sheep, 1 pneumoniainfected
lungs (sheep). 2 inflamed offal (pig), 16 tuberculous heads
(pigs), 5 tuberculous plucks (pigs), 3 tuberculous viscera (pigs),
2 pleuritic lungs (pigs), 2 tuberculous lungs (pigs), 3 tuberculous
spleens (pigs), 2 extensively bruised forequarters (beast). In
addition the following unsound carcases, or portions of carcases,
were condemned:—16 stone of leg and shin of beef (decomposition),
4 stone of breast of mutton (decomposition), 40 lb. of pork (decomposition),
1 crate of fowls (decomposition), 104½ lb. of bacon
(unsound), 3 rabbits (cœnurus cerebralis), 25 lb. beef (decomposition),
30 lb. pork (unsound).
RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919.
Action has been taken as required in conjunction with the
Borough Engineer's Department in connection with reported
nuisances from rat-infestation.