[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance U.D.C. / Borough.
- Penzance (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1938
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[13] (e) Meat Regulations, 1924. — Provide for the inspection of Carcases intended for human consumption at the time of slaughter. The Sanitary inspectors are certified Inspectors of Meat and other Foods (Royal Sanitary Institute Certificate) and carry out the duties of Meat Inspectors in accordance with these Regulations. Five thousand eight hundred and seventy two visits were paid to the Slaughter Houses and other premises, and 8,850 Carcases were inspected at the time of slaughter, or immediately after: — Oxen • • • • 2462 Sheep • • « • 2866 Calves 9 9 • • 821 Pigs • « • • 2697 Goats • • • • 4 Total inspected 8850 The following table gives particulars of meat and other food rejected during the year as being unfit for human consumption. Tuberculosis. Carcases and Viscera Forequarters .. Hindquarters Lungs Livers Heads Mesenteries Hearts Kidneys Chronic Emaciation (Johne’s Disease). Carcases and Viscera Septicaemia. Carcase and Viscera Moribund Animal. Carcase and Viscera .. Bruising. Hindquarters Carcase Meat Oxen. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. 18 — — 5 10 — — 2 2 — — 2 116 2 — 39 31 3_32 74 — — 98 18 — — 26 3 — — 4 2 — — 2 3 10 lbs. — 2 — 43 lbs. t l • •](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29986709_0015.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
