AnnualReport-1939 — Page 557

Table XIV.

SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.

CATTLE, SWINE, SHEEP AND GOATS ADMITTED TO THE ANIMAL DEPOTS DURING 1938 AND 1939.

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Kennedy Town Ma Tau Kok Total 1938 1939 1938 1939 1938 1939 Cattle 60,576 90,014 17,701 24,520 78,277 114,534 † Swine 365,886 433,521 144,411 174,334 510,297 607,855 * Sheep and Goats 15,657 21,129 15,657 21,129 Total 442,119 544,664 162,112 198,854 604,231 743,518

ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED DURING 1938 AND 1939.

Kennedy Town Ma Tau Kok Sai Wan Ho & Aberdeen Total 1938 1939 1938 1939 1938 1939 1938 1939 Cattle 48,368 69,684 17,657 24,502 66,025 94,186 Swine 295,459 346,755 144,182 174,517 17,671 19,186 457,312 540,458 Sheep and Goats 9,922 15,297 9,922 15,297 Total 353,749 431,736 161,839 199,019 17,671 19,186 533,259 649,941

† Including 13,016 re-admitted to Ma Tau Kok on transfer from Kennedy Town.

* Including 72,619 re-admitted to Ma Tau Kok and 11,144 to Sai Wan Ho and Aberdeen on transfer from Kennedy Town.