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with the local sanitary authority. Appropriate penalties are provided
for any offence against these provisions. Premises used as an hotel,
restaurant or club are specifically exempted from the operation of this
section, which is unsatisfactory in that complete control is thus not yet
possible.
Fried Fish Vendors. —At the end of the year there were 14 premises
in which the frying of fish was carried on and 42 inspections of these
premises were made. It is found that a reasonable standard of cleanliness
is now being maintained, but it is necessary for the Inspectors to
maintain a constant vigilance to impress upon the vendors the necessity
for the systematic observance of cleanliness.
Bakehouses.—There are 26 bakehouses in the Borough and 39
inspections of these premises were made during the year. Four notices
were served for the cleansing of walls and ceilings.
Slaughter-houses.—There are now two private slaughter-houses in
the Borough and 55 inspections of these premises were made during 1928.
In compliance with the by-laws prescribing humane slaughtering,
approved methods of slaughter are employed in each of the premises.
There is no public abattoir in the Borough.
The following table shows, in the form required by the Ministry of
Health, the number of private slaughter-houses in use in the Borough
on the dates indicated: —

Inspection of Other Premises where Food is Prepared or Offered
for Sale. —The Inspectors keep under frequent observation all other
premises where food is prepared for or exposed for sale. Included in
this category are restaurants and premises used by provision dealers,
butchers, fishmongers and greengrocers for the purposes of their trades.
The following Table No. 25 shows, for the past two years, the number
of inspections of premises where food was prepared for or exposed for
sale.