WHOLESOME MEAT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81894, 27 November 1906, Page 2

WHOLESOME MEAT.

Tile following'letter from Mr T. J. Keakts, abattoir manager, was considered at, Monday night's meeting of the New Plymouth Borough' Council: -'1 would .recommend tiie Council to make a as is done in Auckland to prevent th c butchers exposing meat outside their shops, and that all .meat lying" on the counters just inside the shops should be protected ftom the dust etc. A lot of dust and filih is blown from the roads and pavements, and some of it must lodge on the meat so exposed. This from a sanitary point is very bad, as the dust contains a great variety ol subjects, none of <ulii c h are of any benefit to the meat. The horse droppings, after being dried and bruken by passing vcluc.'es, arc easily blown about, and as a rule there are always plenty of the droppings outside the butchers' shops, due in a great measure to the men leaving their horses outside whilst they get their supply of meat for distribution. A gte.at many people expectorate about the roads and pavements. The sputum when dry releases any germs it contains. The meat is also liab'e to be handled by any person who is passing, and people do not always stop to consider if their hands arc elean It sjems a great mistake at after the Council has been to the expense of protecting the public bv having the meat, slaughtered under ttOod" snniiary conditions, tlmt it should be so ,iable to be contaminated alter leaving their control." The letter was referred to the Abattoirs Committeo for a report at next meeting of tho Council.