[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Sutherland County Council.
- Sutherland (Scotland). County Council.
- Date:
- 1952
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Sutherland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![30 nearly all in first-class order and the product is made under ideal conditions. It is regrettable, therefore, if a weak link in the distribu- tion chain is allowed to set at naught the precautions taken during manufacture. MEAT The one slaughter-house which is situated within the Royal Burgh of Dornoch continues to be kept in a very clean condition. TRANSPORT I have to report considerable headway in the method of trans- porting meat from the slaughter-house to the retailers’ shops. The Lochforoam Agricultural Co., Ltd., Bonar-Bridge, have taken over the contracts for both Tain and Dornoch slaughter-houses and have pro- vided an insulated box-type metal container with two sliding doors, ons at each end on opposite sides. The container is so constructed that it is easily cleaned and hosed out, and it is always kept in a very cl;an condition. Further, the container, which is fitted to an ordinary lorry body, is used for no other purpose. All carcases and offals are inspected for evidence of disease or other abnormalities before leaving the slaughter-house. The following table gives the number of animals slaughtered and c^rcasas, etc, condemned No. at Dornoch Abattoir of Animals Wholly Partially for the year 1952:— Weight (in lbs.) of Condemned C)fl88. Slaughtered Condemned Condemned Meal Offals Cattle 490 10 2 4.737 3.574 Sheep 3.042 8 3 330 1.378 Calves 203 — — Pigs 104 — — — — F00'> HYGIENE Food premises continue to receive attention and although time does not permit of routine inspection work, opportunity is taken to examine premises when making inspections under Section 43 of the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897. Following upon examination, sixty-six certificates were issued in connection with foodstuffs found to be unfit for human consumption. Al] were voluntarily surrendered and condemned with the owners’ con- sent. The undernoted summary shows the types and amounts of the foodstuffs condemned :— lb, oz. Boneless cooked ham .. 185 9 38 tins luncheon meat .. 82 9 Smoked ham 14 0 Pork sausages 40 0 Frozen eggs 11 0 23 rabbits 51 4 F'llets of sole 14 0 1 tin stewed steak 1 0 1 turkey 8 0 3 chickens 15 8 1 hen 3 4 2 stags 285 0 Self-raising flour 18 0 Skim milk powder 112 0 4 tins beans 3 8 4 tins peas 3 7 1 tin carrots 1 3 2 tins mixed vegetables.. 2 G lb oz. 52 tins strained foods .. 14 10 38 tins soup 37 10 41 tins plums 49 15 13 tins cherries 16 4 1 tin greengages — 15 3 tins pears 3 5 12 tins prunes 22 8 5 tins grapefruit 4 14 2 tins strawberries 2 7 1 tin pineapple juice .. 1 4 4 tins pear pulp 40 0 1 tin coconut in syrup .. — 10 3 tins spaghetti 2 0 3 tins pilchards Half case oranges. 1 tin full cream condensed 2 4 milk 2 pints 3 tins evaporated milk .. fi pints](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28657160_0038.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
