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FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES 35
Meat
There are 193 butchers' shops in the Borough. The majority are
registered under Section 16 (1) (b) of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955,
for the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, preserved,
pickled or pressed foods. There were 804 visits made to these shops
during the year.
Slaughter of Animals
There are no private slaughterhouses in the Borough.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1958
Section 3 of this Act provides that no animals shall be slaughtered
or stunned in a slaughterhouse or knacker's yard by any person
who is not the holder of a licence granted by a local authority and
in force under this section.
During the year no applications from persons desirous of acting
as slaughtermen were received by the Council.
Unsound Food
Fifty-two varieties of foodstuff suspected to be unsound were
examined at the request of the owners and afterwards either
destroyed or released for animal feeding. The owners were granted
a certificate to this effect.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933, and
Pharmacy and Medicines Act, 1941
These Acts provide for the listing with the local authority of all
persons dealing in poisons included in Part II of the Poisons List.
The number of persons on the Council's list at the end of 1963
was 297, and 528 visits were made to the premises of the listed
persons by the Food Inspectors.
The principal business conducted on the premises of these applicants
is shown in Table II. The majority of the listed sellers are
also Durvevors of food.