Annual report / City of Calgary, Department of Public Health.

  • Calgary (Alta.). Health Department
Date:
[1942]
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Credit: Annual report / City of Calgary, Department of Public Health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MEAT INSPECTION 8 In April 1942, Mr. J. B, Whiteoak, Meat Inspector for many years, was given sick leave on account of his eyes. He continued on leave until the end of the year and during his absence Dr. J. G. Anderson. V.S, has undertaken inspection and other duties in this connection. The City is fortunate in being able to acquire the services of Dr. Aqderson and his assistant, and we can testify to the excellent manner in which the work has been carried on. The following table indicates the large amount of work done in this branch of the department. Ch CD CT* Mar Apl iMay iJun :Jly AugiS ep ■Oc t :Nov Dec Totals SUBMITTED: Beef 106 ! 99:210 205 191 163 1822 Veal 135 112 116 ns ... 79. ,..15 : 87 i 56:151 132 148 113 1320 Hogs 226 15s... 1S4 131 15.5. 172 135 127 134 166 272 '355. 2215 Sheep and lamb l4 15 S 26 8 66 I 3 ! 86 87].43 8 ! 32 ! 11 399 TOTAL 559 425 475 413 1424 343 414369538 :511 1643 M2 5756 CONDEMNED: 1 .Veal. .2.. |.1..- . - .3. Hogs. .22. lM 55 l.9 1.8. LIZ. 3 1.8].2.. .4 4.1J.2...J l.Qlg. Sheep and 1arnb 1 M 1 3 Total 25 20J 65 111 119 j 12 3 \ 8 j 2 1 it 2: 3 ii3i“ PORTIONS CONDEMNED: Beef heads and tongues .1.6., .9. i 8 i 1.1. 1 .1.5- j.2 j.1.. j.4.1.5.1..=.... ..4.8.. Beef hearts 3.4 8 1 6 1 j.5 - 1 1 - i 1.1 38. Beef livers .28 .24 .12 ,. .1.0 L 17 15 .51.1.6.. 14 . 9 11 < 174 Vea.l. hearts. l i 1 Veal livers 1 1 1 2 2 i mm i.-J.XL....-. 10 Hog heads and tongues 42 28 l 19 i 12 ! 24 i 24 i 30 ; 28 i 34 i 19 60! 85 405 Hog hearts 17 21 ; 1.3. i.5 L .17 i.23. i.4|.. 18 j.- j 13 -.22 1.5.8. Hog livers : 60 ! 69 i 30! 63 i 78 114 il22 792 Sheep hearts . 2 2 j... 1 M : rnm 1 .5. . Sheep livers 16 11 113 i 4 39 in j 48 ; 35; 20 1 : 16 i - Total 220 151 108 : 49:173 132 172 il04 153 ll6 221 :240 1839 Pees for meat inspection collected in 1942 amounted to $1,101.25 MILK AND DAIRY INSPECTION The duties in connection with this most important activity have been performed in a very satisfactory manner throughout the year. It has been pointed out in previous reports that a very definite relationship exists between raw, and there¬ for contaminated milk, and the incidence of communicable disease, and it follows that very close scrutiny must be exercised at all times of the many steps between the production and the eventual distribution of milk for the City of Calgary. During the year the demand for milk was greater than the licensed supply could take care of, this occasioned by a Prisoners of War Camp some distance West of the City. Quite unbeknown to this department milk was being shipped from the Didsbury area, such milk being derived from sources not recognized by this department in that the farms involved were not licensed. In view of the possibility that such milk might be finding its way into the City milk trade, representations were made to the Board of Utility Commission¬ ers expressing concern and the Department was subsequently assured that this milk went direct to the camp for which it was originally intended and was not any part of the City supply. The table on the following page shows the work do iQ by this branch of the department.