[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Newmarket U.D.C.
- Newmarket (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1948
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Newmarket U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(b) MEAT AND OTHER FOODS. All slaughtering of animals for human consumption for our District takes place at the Government controlle slaughterhouse in the town. All carcases and organs are inspected ■before distribution to the various retailers in Newmarket and the surrounding district. 402 visits were paid to the slaughterhouse for the purpose of meat inspection. No effort has been spared to ensure that all carcases and organs received detailed inspection which necessitated visits in the evenings, week-ends, and on normal public holidays. The slaughtermen take particular pride in the cleanliness of the slaughterhouse and equipment both during and at the completion of each day’s slaughtering. It is highly pleasing when official visitors to the slaughterhouse frequently make comment as to its high standard of cleanliness, which is difficult to maintain in view of the character of the work carried out. An unsatisfactory feature is that the slaughterhouse has no cold room into which the meat could be removed after slaughter and thus be kept in better condition and protected from fliesc Ministry of Pood staff made efforts to keep the premises clear of flies by spraying the slaughterhouse and associated buildings with D.D.T, insecticide, and the applications of D.D.Ta insecticide powder to the manure pit, condemned meat room, etc. at frequent intervals. Carcases and Parts of Carcases Condemned® Beasts. Whole carcases 19 Part 19 Sheep & Whole 1 Lambs. Part 4 Offals Condemned 1943. Pigs. Whole carcases 5 Part 1 Calves. Whole 1 Cattle Cattle other than COWSo Cows ! 1 ! Tuberculosis. Other Tuberculosis. Other Total! Diseases. Diseases® ] Hoads. 96 12 23 2 133! Lungs. 147 94 72 9 322 Hearts. 2 2 1 1 6 I Livers. 31 274 12 33 370 ; Kidneys. - 3 3 2 8 i Skirts. 18 1 11 — 30 ! Spleens. 11 4 11 3 29 ; Stomachs. — 3 1 1 P « i Mesenteries 8 1 2 2 13 1 and Intestines. 1 Udders. - — — 5 _ 3j Pigs<> To tal0 Heads. 2 2 Lungs. 1 25 26 Hearts. 1 13 14 Livers. 1 11 12 Kidneys. - -1 O -1- (L. 12 • Mesenteries — 6 6 and Intestines, Stomachs. - 1 1 Sheep. Heads. — 2 2 Lungs. - 14 14 Hearts. — 2 2 Livers. - 20 20 Kidneys. - 2 2 Stomachs• - ] Calves, Heads. — I Ju 1 Livers. - 2 2 Total weight of Meat and offals condemned:- 12 tons* 1 qr. 5 lbs* 18](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29906957_0037.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
