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Butchers' Shops.
The number of butchers' shops in the Borough at the beginning
of the year 1931 was 96. Eight new butchers' premises were
opened during the year making a total of 104 butchers' premises
carrying on business at the end of the year. There are in addition
a number of premises where the sale of cooked meats is carried on,
in addition to grocers' and provision merchants' premises, where
cooked meats are among the articles sold.
All butchers' shops in the Borough are systematically inspected,
and for the most part they are well kept and provided with cold
storage facilities. During the year 1,785 inspections of these premises
were carried out by the Council's Food Inspector.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
Legal proceedings were taken during the year under the Public
Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, in respect of premises which were
found not to comply with the requirements of the Regulations in
regard to cleanliness (vide page 77).
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
The Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, came into
force on the 1st January, 1929. The main provisions relating to
the composition and description of food are:—
(a) Statutory provisions:—
The Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
Section 4 of the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.
Artificial Cream Act, 1929.
(b) Orders and Regulations made under repealed Acts and
continued in force by the Food and Drugs (Adulteration)
Act, 1928:—
Order as to Registration of Margarine Factories, &c.,
1900; Order as to Registration of Butter Factories, &c.,
1907; Regulation as to Competency of Analysts, 1900;
Sale of Milk Regulations, 1901 and 1912; Sale of Butter
Regulations, 1902.
(c) Regulations made under the Public Health (Regulations
as to Food) Act, 1907:—
Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, 1923 and
1927; Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations 1923 and
1927; Public Health (Preservatives, &c., in Food)
Regulations, 1925 to 1927.