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The “Veterinary Journal” “Clean Milk” and “Humane Slaughtering” Demonstrations.*
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The ' Veterinary Journal
THE" VETERINARY JOURNAL" -" CLEAN MILK ,. ANI? "HUMAN~ SLAUGHTERING" DEMONSTRATIONS.* As a sequel to the visit of the fourth VETERINARY JOURNAL party, in September last, to Copenhagen and Stockholm, which was undertaken particularly with the idea of visiting and studying the methods adopted in those two cities for the supply of clean milk to the inhabitants, the fifth VE'rERINARY· JOURNAL party was organised to study the same question as it is adapted for London. The United Dairies Company were approached, and a. most courteous invitation from the directors to visit their principal pasteurizing and distributing depot, in Streatham, was the result. Some 50 members and students of the profession, accompanied by several medical men and. others interested in the" Clean Milk ., question, formed the party, which was arranged under the leadership ,of Professor Hobday, the editor of the VETERINARY JOURNAL. Invitations were issued to, and accepted by, the President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (who, being unable to attend in person, was officially represented by Maj.-Gen. Sir John M09re, K'C.M.G., C.B., F.RC.V.S.), the National Veterinary Medical Association, represented by the President, Professor G. H. Wooldridge, F.RC.V.S.; M.RLA., the Lancet, represented by the sub-editor, Dr. T. W. Fox, the Veterinary Record, represented by Lieut.-CoL T. Dunlop Young, O.B.E., M.RC.V.S., D.V.S.M., member of the Editorial Committee .. The party assembled at Red Lion Square, where charabancs were provided to take them to Valley Road, Streatham, where the depot is situated. Upon arrival, the party were met by Mr. Tustin, the Company's technical adviser, and a little later, were received by Mr. Gordon Evans, the managing director. . After being split up into small groups, the party was shown, in detail, the processes which ' the milk passes through from arrival at the depot, until it is bottled ready for the consumer. The party was then taken to the stables where 60 horses were , housed and fed under ideal hygienic conditions; the stables themselveg being fitted with the most modern improvements, including a method of grooming by vacuum cleaner. This, as might be expected, interested the general practitioners of the party. By the kind invitation of the directors, the whole party was • The Fifth
VETERINARY JOURNAL
Trip, Thursday, March 17th.
Reviews
221
entertained to tea, and the speeches which followed , expressed a ppreciation of the welcome, and of the instructive afternoon the party had had. The charabancs were · again requisitioned , and the party were taken to the slaughter-house of Mr. Austin , in New Park Road, Brixton Hill, where they were given a demonstration ot a machine invented by Mr. Harris Weinberg, for the humane slaughter of animals according to the J ewish method. As those who are acquainted with the slaughter of animals are well aware, the J ewish method requires t hat the throat shall b e cut in a special way according to religious rites, by. one of the priests, without the animal being previously stunned . For this, the bullock has to b e cast on the ground and its head is e xtended, often with a certain amount of force by means of a crowhar and ch ain , the poor heast showing very great evidence of terror and pain: during th e process. The process of throwing to the ground often reslllts in a great deal of struggling, during which , on more than one occasion, an animal h as hit its head on the floor with such violence as to break off one or more horns; and it is to obviate this that Mr. ·Weinberg , who is an orthodox J ew, h as devoted a good many years (if his life, with the result that h e h as now go t a machine (the principle of which is excellent) which entirely ohviates these objections. It is a kind of box or covered stall into which th e animal is coaxed and fixed :. after which the box suddenly revolves and the animal's head and neck are in the necessary position, without any violent efforts a t forcing. After full explanation by Colonel Young, the Chief Meat Inspector for th e City of London, a bullock was quietly driven into t he pen and the process was demonstrated . The whole company was high in its praise, and considered that the machine fulfilled the purpose for which it is req uired. The R.S.P.C .A. have given the machine their approval and taken the matter in hand, so it is to he hoped tha t the J ewish Schechita Board will now consider it with favo ur, for adoption .
Rt,,'tws The Fighting Forces, Vol. III, NO.4, J a nu a ry, 1927.
A Qua rterly Magazine for the R oyal Navy, the Army, a nd the R oyal Air Force. E dited b y L T.-COL. R. M. R AYNSFORD, D.S.O. London : Gale & Polden. P rice 5/-. T H E last issue o f this popular q uarte rly magaz ine contains much of ge ner a l interes t to ve terinarians, a nd especially those who are in th e
The ' Veterinary Journal
THE" VETERINARY JOURNAL" -" CLEAN MILK ,. ANI? "HUMAN~ SLAUGHTERING" DEMONSTRATIONS.* As a sequel to the visit of the fourth VETERINARY JOURNAL party, in September last, to Copenhagen and Stockholm, which was undertaken particularly with the idea of visiting and studying the methods adopted in those two cities for the supply of clean milk to the inhabitants, the fifth VE'rERINARY· JOURNAL party was organised to study the same question as it is adapted for London. The United Dairies Company were approached, and a. most courteous invitation from the directors to visit their principal pasteurizing and distributing depot, in Streatham, was the result. Some 50 members and students of the profession, accompanied by several medical men and. others interested in the" Clean Milk ., question, formed the party, which was arranged under the leadership ,of Professor Hobday, the editor of the VETERINARY JOURNAL. Invitations were issued to, and accepted by, the President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (who, being unable to attend in person, was officially represented by Maj.-Gen. Sir John M09re, K'C.M.G., C.B., F.RC.V.S.), the National Veterinary Medical Association, represented by the President, Professor G. H. Wooldridge, F.RC.V.S.; M.RLA., the Lancet, represented by the sub-editor, Dr. T. W. Fox, the Veterinary Record, represented by Lieut.-CoL T. Dunlop Young, O.B.E., M.RC.V.S., D.V.S.M., member of the Editorial Committee .. The party assembled at Red Lion Square, where charabancs were provided to take them to Valley Road, Streatham, where the depot is situated. Upon arrival, the party were met by Mr. Tustin, the Company's technical adviser, and a little later, were received by Mr. Gordon Evans, the managing director. . After being split up into small groups, the party was shown, in detail, the processes which ' the milk passes through from arrival at the depot, until it is bottled ready for the consumer. The party was then taken to the stables where 60 horses were , housed and fed under ideal hygienic conditions; the stables themselveg being fitted with the most modern improvements, including a method of grooming by vacuum cleaner. This, as might be expected, interested the general practitioners of the party. By the kind invitation of the directors, the whole party was • The Fifth
VETERINARY JOURNAL
Trip, Thursday, March 17th.
Reviews
221
entertained to tea, and the speeches which followed , expressed a ppreciation of the welcome, and of the instructive afternoon the party had had. The charabancs were · again requisitioned , and the party were taken to the slaughter-house of Mr. Austin , in New Park Road, Brixton Hill, where they were given a demonstration ot a machine invented by Mr. Harris Weinberg, for the humane slaughter of animals according to the J ewish method. As those who are acquainted with the slaughter of animals are well aware, the J ewish method requires t hat the throat shall b e cut in a special way according to religious rites, by. one of the priests, without the animal being previously stunned . For this, the bullock has to b e cast on the ground and its head is e xtended, often with a certain amount of force by means of a crowhar and ch ain , the poor heast showing very great evidence of terror and pain: during th e process. The process of throwing to the ground often reslllts in a great deal of struggling, during which , on more than one occasion, an animal h as hit its head on the floor with such violence as to break off one or more horns; and it is to obviate this that Mr. ·Weinberg , who is an orthodox J ew, h as devoted a good many years (if his life, with the result that h e h as now go t a machine (the principle of which is excellent) which entirely ohviates these objections. It is a kind of box or covered stall into which th e animal is coaxed and fixed :. after which the box suddenly revolves and the animal's head and neck are in the necessary position, without any violent efforts a t forcing. After full explanation by Colonel Young, the Chief Meat Inspector for th e City of London, a bullock was quietly driven into t he pen and the process was demonstrated . The whole company was high in its praise, and considered that the machine fulfilled the purpose for which it is req uired. The R.S.P.C .A. have given the machine their approval and taken the matter in hand, so it is to he hoped tha t the J ewish Schechita Board will now consider it with favo ur, for adoption .
Rt,,'tws The Fighting Forces, Vol. III, NO.4, J a nu a ry, 1927.
A Qua rterly Magazine for the R oyal Navy, the Army, a nd the R oyal Air Force. E dited b y L T.-COL. R. M. R AYNSFORD, D.S.O. London : Gale & Polden. P rice 5/-. T H E last issue o f this popular q uarte rly magaz ine contains much of ge ner a l interes t to ve terinarians, a nd especially those who are in th e