BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



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ments of meats and meat food products. The per cent of increase is 

 shown under the respective classes of Avork. 



Inspection was conducted during the fiscal year at 940 establish- 

 ments located in 259 cities and towns, as compared with 936 estab- 

 lishments in 255 cities and towns durin<j the fiscal year 1911. 



Inspection was inaugurated at 82 establishments and withdrawn 

 from 93 establishments during the year, as compared with 108 estab- 

 lishments inaugurated and 78 withdrawn during the fiscal year 1911. 

 Of the 93 witlidniwals during the fiscal year 1912, 71 were caused by 

 discontinuance of business on the part of the establishments; in 14 

 cases the withdrawal was due to insanitary conditions, failure to meet 

 the requirements of the department, or to violation of the regula- 

 tions; while in the remaining 8 cases the inspection was withdrawn 

 by request. 



The following statement shows the number of establishments and 

 the number of cities and towns where the inspection of meat and 

 meat food products has been conducted by the bureau in each fiscal 

 year, beginning with 1891 : 



Number of estahlishments and ntimher of cities and towna where meat inspec- 

 tion has been conducted, fiscal years 1891 to 1912, inclusive. 



During the fiscal year market inspection was extended to one more 

 city, making a total of 42 cities at whose public markets Federal meat 

 inspection is conducted in order that interstate deliveries may be 

 made without violating the meat-inspection law and regulations. 



ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTIONS. 



The ntmiber of animals inspected before slaughter is given in the 

 following statement, which shows an increase in all species except 

 cattle, and a total increase of 11.5 per cent as compared with the 

 fiscal vear 1911. 



Ante-mortem inspections of animals, fiscal year 1912. 



1 This tenn Is nse<l to desiKniite animals fnimd or .«nspertp<1 of being unfit for food on aote- 

 mortein Inspection, most of which are nfterwiirds slmijjhteretl under special supervision, tha 

 final disposition being dcterinined on post-inorteiu Inspection. 



