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SLAUGHTERING OF ANIMALS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
No animals were slaughtered within the Borough during the
year.
SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS ACT, 1933
One licence to act as slaughterman was granted in 1950.
BAKEHOUSES
There are fifteen bakehouses in the Boroughs all of which
are provided with mechanical power, The standard of cleanliness
and the sanitary conditions in the majority of cases were found
to be satisfactory,
SHOPS ACT
Four hundred and eighty nine visits were made to various
premises under the Shops Act and revealed that the arrangements
made for the health and comfort of the shop workers are in the
majority of cases satisfactory.
SCHOOLS
The sanitary conditions and the water supply to the Schools
in the area are generally satisfactory
HAIRDRESSERS AND BARBERS PREMISES
There are seventy-one establishments in the Borough. The
premises inspected during the year were found to conform generally
to the requirements of the Hairdressers and Barbers Bye-laws 1947.
MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT
Two hundred and ninety seven visits were made to food
premises under this Act, The infringements discovered were
principally in connection with the marking of imported apples,
tomatoes and dead poultry,
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951
The intention of the Act is to secure the use of clean
filling materials in upholstered articles, and other articles
which are stuffed or lined.
The Act provides for the registration of certain premises by
the Local Authority on payment of a registration fee and the
licensing of certain other premises on payment of a statutory
fee.
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