[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1954
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.—The slaughterinj^ of ail animals for food is carried out at the Tranniere Abattoir and Wood-id- Lairages. The meat is destined for London and the Provinces in addition to local requirements. Since the cessation of control the work of the Meat Inspection Stall has been very markedly increased. Slaughtering takes place seven days a week and it has imposed a severe strain on the Meat Inspectors and has been the subject of a report to the Health Committee during the year. It has been decided to allocate the inspection of butchers’ shops to the District Sanitary Inspectors in an endeavour to ease the burden. During the year, the Meat Inspectors paid 869 visits to butchers’ shops, etc. As a result of visits to shops, stores, warehouses, etc., the following food was condemned: — Beef 2 tons 8 cwts. Ham, Meat, etc. 5d tons. Pork 7 cwts. Mutton 501 lbs. Fish 10 stones Poult]‘y 6 carcases. Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.—93 renewals of licences and 10 new licences to slaughter animals were granted to butchers and others employed in the Borough. Diseases of Animals Acts.—Work under the above Acts has involved: — (1) Under the Tuberculosis Order, 1939, the removal and slaughter of 3 dairy cows (sliowing clinical signs of tuberculosis) from herds in the Borough. (2) Supervision of the disinfection of premises housing the above- mentioned tuberculous animals. (3) The routine inspection of 22 dairy herds within the Borough. (4) The examination of store pigs ke])t within the Borough to ensure that the animals are free from S^^'ine Fever; 64 visits were paid and 384 pigs were examined. (5) Visits to Taylor Street Cattle Sidings were made to supervise animals passing through to see tliat cruelty is avoided, to })revent, if possible, sick animals from travelling further, and to take precautions against suspected Anthrax and in connection with the Transit of Horses Order, 1951. (6) Under the Fowl Pest Order, weekly visits are paid to Live Poultry Dealers in the Market and elsewhere within the Borough, to see that regulations are being properly carried out. (7) Visits to all farms in connection with warble fly. Swine Fever Order, 1938—Suspected cases of Swine Fever occurred within the Borough, restrictions were applied and afterwards removed. Pet Animals Act, 1951—12 premises were inspected frequently. There was a careful inspection of the meat supplied to these shops,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927485_0063.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
