[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County.
- Canterbury (England). City & County Council.
- Date:
- 1954
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Inspection of Food. The Government Abattoir which opened in February, 1953, continued to distribute meats to a wide area and when the ^Ministry of Food ceased to be responsible for the slaughter of animals, the City Council took over the management of the Abattoir and consequently there was no break in the production of meat. As in the past, the Sanitary Inspectors inspect every animal at the time of slaughter and although this frequently means work- ing much longer hours than “ office hours,” there is the satisfac- tion of knowing that every carcase and its offal has been inspected and only the meat which is free from disease and wholesome is released for sale. The following carcases were found to be diseased and destroyed : — 2 Sheep—pyrexia 2 Sheep—acute hepatitis, cirrhosis and associated pathological emaciation 1 Pig—generalised tuberculosis ... 17 Cows—generalised tuberculosis 34 Other bovine carcases were found to be affected with generalised tuberculosis 1 Steer—pathological emaciation and pyrexia ... 1 Steer—peritonitis and pyrexia ... 2 Bovines—multiple tumours, Johnes disease, dropsy, peritonitis and pathological emaciation 2 Bovines—Johnes disease, oedema and emacia- tion 1 Cow—acute septic mastitis 1 Cow—acute septic pericarditis ... 1 Cow—generalised oedema and emaciation 1 Cow—extensive and severe bruising ... 3 Cows—Johnes disease and pathological emacia- tion ] Heifer—peritonitis associated with multiple absces.ses 8 Sheep and offal were found to be emaciated and affected with oedema 1 Sheep and offal—multiple abscesses and pleural pneumonia and emaciation 1 vSheep and offal—septicaemia associated with liver tumour ... 1 Sheep and offal—uraemia 1 Sheep and offal was moribund ... ... ... 6 Sheep—pyrexia, oedema and pathological emaciation ... ... .•■ ••• 4 Sheep—pyrexia, acute peritonitis, septic metritis, oedema and emaciation ... 2 Sheeji—emaciation, sei)ticaemia and ]iyrexia... 184 lbs. 155 lbs. 263 lbs. 12,422 lbs. 23,476 lbs. 622 lbs. 973 lbs. 900 lbs. 687 lbs. 762 lbs. 471 lbs. 502 lbs. 513 lbs. 1,395 lbs. 620 lbs. 305 lbs. 40 lbs. 108 lbs. 50 lbs. 81 lbs. 414 lbs. 286 lbs. 155 lbs.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29091524_0033.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
