[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds City Council
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MEAT INSPECTION BY J. A. DIXON, M.R.C.V.S., Chief Veterinary Officer. Slaughter-Houses.—The slaughter-house belonging to the Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society continued to be used as a slaughter¬ house by the Ministry of Food, but the other 7 licensed slaughter¬ houses were not used ; the licences of all were renewed. The one knacker’s yard in the city has been well conducted and its licence renewed. Animals Slaughtered at Government Slaughter-Houses. Year Cattle ex. Cows Cows Calves Sheep Pigs Total Government Slaughter¬ house No. 1 (Public 1 1944 15,292 6,069 15,542 68,732 2,177 107,812 Abattoir) j 1945 17,055 5,427 17,169 64,847 2,345 106,843 Government Slaughter¬ house No. 2 (Danube 1 1944 4,844 2,506 5,288 26,019 858 39,515 Road) j 1945 5,563 2,264 4,416 27,210 871 40,324 In addition to the above animals, 1,457 horses were slaughtered at the Public Abattoir for human food. Carcases Inspected and Condemned. Cattle (exclud¬ ing cows) Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Horses All Diseases except Tuberculosis. Whole carcases 14 79 66 128 25 13 Carcases of which some part or organ was con¬ demned .. 1,743 1,048 36 2.652 115 198 Percentage of numbers inspected affected with diseases other than Tub¬ erculosis . . 7.77 14-65 o-47 3 02 4-35 14-48 Tuberculosis only. Whole carcases 55 422 2 I 18 2 Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned 1,250 1,927 7 134 Percentage of numbers inspected affected with tuberculosis 5'77 30-54 0*04 o-ooi 4-73 O • 14