[Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, St Andrews.

  • St. Andrews (Scotland). Council.
Date:
1935
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    SLAUGHTERHOUSE. Periodic visits of inspection were made to the slaughterhouse, and it was found that the premises are kept in excellent order by the Superintendent. During the year the Town Council took over the management of the Tripery and Glittery, and with the additional assistance of a man and boy are now carrying out the cleaning of gut and tripe. The following table gives the number of animals slaughtered during 1935 :— Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total. 1175 41 3687 432 5335 The following table gives the number of animals slaughtered during the past five years :— 1935. 1934. 1933. 1932. 1931. Total. Cattle, .. 1175 1147 1100 814 729 4965 Sheep, .. 3687 4035 4544 3462 2640 18,368 Calves, 41 102 68 53 76 340 Pigs, 432 477 427 332 269 1937 Totals, .. 5335 5761 6139 4661 3714 25,610 Diseased Meat seized and destroyed :— Cattle. Sheep. Pigs. Wholly. Partially. Wholly. Partially. Wholly. Partially 8 12 8 15 3 6 5485 lbs. 1137 lbs. 391 lbs. 109 lbs. 499 lbs. 164 lbs. 6622 lbs. 500 lbs. 663 lbs. 7785 lbs. The total amount of diseased meat seized and destroyed during the year was 7,785 lbs. and the number of seizures was 52, com- pared with 10,009 lbs. seized last year, the number of seizures then being 50. Table of diseased organs and offal seized and destroyed :— Disease. Weight in lbs. No. of Seizures. Cirrhosis, .. .. .. 3266 Fluke, 323 Pneumonia, .. .. . . 27 Abscesses, .. .. .. 583 Cysts, .. .. .. 22 Urimea, .. .. .. 4 Necrosis, .. .. .. 44 Tuberculosis, .. .. 76 Peritonitis, .. . . . . 15 Impaction, .. .. . . 65 Inflammation, .. .. 33 Bruises, .. .. .. 20 Melanosis, .. . . .. 3 Totals, .. .. 4,481 287 20 4 39 2 1 17 4 2 4 4 5 1 390