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Report of the Food Inspector for the Year 1922 (Mr. A. J. Bobbit).
Milkshops and Dairies.—1,495 inspections were made during
the year; 4 notices have been served for repairs and limewashing,
all of which have been complied with ; 6 vendors have been warned
for having dirty or unwashed measures in use, all first offenders;
64 new milk sellers have been registered ; 3 applications for registration
have been refused on account of the unsuitability of the
premises; 2 milk sellers were prosecuted for using insanitary premises
and not being registered, and a conviction obtained in each
case.
Cow-Houses.—113 inspections were made during the year to
the 9 licensed sheds and1 on each visit I found that the premises
were being kept in accordance with the bye-laws.
Slaughterhouses and Meat Inspections.—287 visits were made
to these during the usual slaughtering times when I have examined
the carcases and organs of 118 oxen and heifers, 2,145 sheep and
lambs, 11 calves, and 27 pigs. One case of Tuberculosis was discovered
in an Ox, but the disease was confined to the lungs only.
The continued high price of home bred stock has again been the
cause of a decrease in the number of animals slaughtered for
human food in the Borough, and 3 of the slaughterhouses have not
been continuously used. The following I found diseased and had
destroyed :—
Livers of 5 oxen and 15 sheep affected with Distomatosis.
Livers of 3 oxen and 10 sheep affected with Abscess.
Livers and lungs of 8 sheep affected with Parasitic Cysts.
Heart and lungs of an ox affected with Tuberculosis.
Parts of 3 hindquarters of oxen affected with extensive bruises.
Hindquarters of an ewe affected with Inflammatory condition.