AnnualReport-1938 — Page 565

Table XVI.

SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.

CATTLE, SWINE, SHEEP AND GOATS ADMITTED TO THE ANIMAL DEPOTS DURING 1937 AND 1938.

Kennedy Town Ma Tau Kok Total 1937 1938 1937 1938 1937 1938 Cattle 56,122 60,576 16,096 17,701 72,218 78,277 Swine 273,630 365,886 116,889 144,411 390,519 510,297* Sheep and Goats 18,502 15,657 18,502 15,657 Total 348,254 442,119 132,985 162,112 481,239 604,231

ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED DURING 1937 AND 1938.

Kennedy Town Ma Tau Kok Sai Wan Ho & Aberdeen Total 1937 1938 1937 1938 1937 1938 1937 1938 Cattle 45,143 48,368 16,102 17,657 61,245 66,025 Swine 233,181 295,459 116,861 144,182 16,456 17,671 366,498 457,312 Sheep and Goats 12,198 9,922 12,198 9,922 Total 290,522 353,749 132,963 161,839 16,456 17,671 439,941 533,259

* Including 60,111 re-admitted to Ma Tau Kok and 9,134 to Sai Wan Ho and Aberdeen on transfer from Kennedy Town. † Including 8,906 re-admitted to Ma Tau Kok on transfer from Kennedy Town.