Day 081 - 31 Jan 95 - Page 03
1 MR. RAMPTON: I will, yes. Professor Jackson.
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3 PROFESSOR MICHAEL HERBERT JACKSON, affirmed
4 Examined by Mr. Rampton.
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6 Q. Professor Jackson, are your full names Michael Herbert
7 Jackson?
8 A. Yes.
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10 Q. Do you give your address as the University of Strathclyde
11 in Glasgow?
12 A. Yes.
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14 Q. Are you the head of the division of Environmental Health in
15 that university?
16 A. Yes.
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18 Q. When were you elevated from doctor to professor?
19 A. Just over 12 months ago.
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21 Q. Can you speak up?
22 A. Yes.
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24 Q. If you can shout at me then everybody will hear.
25 A. Yes.
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27 Q. Thank you very much. When did you join the University of
28 Strathclyde as an academic teacher?
29 A. In January 1977.
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31 Q. What academic qualification or qualifications had you at
32 the time you joined Strathclyde in 1977?
33 A. I had qualifications in Environmental Health and a
34 Degree in Biology.
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36 Q. From where do you get your Degree in Biology?
37 A. From the Open University.
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39 Q. Had you by that time also a Diploma in Food Inspection from
40 the Royal Society of Health?
41 A. Yes.
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43 Q. Before you became an academic had you any practical
44 experience of the work of an Environmental Health Officer?
45 A. Yes, about 15 years.
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47 Q. When did you start on your career as an EHO?
48 A. I am not too sure, it was about 1958, I think.
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50 Q. In the course of your work as a practicing EHO, did you
51 spend any time in or concerning abattoirs?
52 A. Yes, I spent seven years working in an abattoir.
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54 Q. Where?
55 A. In the Wirral.
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57 Q. In Cheshire?
58 A. Cheshire.
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60 Q. What sort of an abattoir was that? What kind of animals