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Slaughter-houses.
There are only two slaughterhouses remaining in the Borough
These premises are kept under systematic inspection, and
during the year 1932, 152 inspections were made by the Council's
inspector. The carcases of 222 animals (calves 2, sheep 114, and
pigs 106) were examined after slaughter.
No contravention of the Public Health (Meat) Regulations
or the By-laws in regard to slaughterhouses were reported
during the year.
Butchers' Shops.
The number of butchers' shops in the Borough at the beginning
of the year 1932 was 104. Three premises were closed during the
year leaving 101 butchers' premises where business was carried on
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 1,701 inspections of these premises
were carried out by the Council's Food Inspector.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
It was not found necessary during 1932 to institute legal
proceedings for any contravention of the Public Health (Meat)
Regulations, 1924.
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
The analysis of samples of food and drugs procured under the
provisions of the above-mentioned Act, or informally (i.e., without
following in detail the procedure prescribed by the Act in the case
of formal samples) is carried out by the Public Analyst for the
Borough, at the laboratory at 325 Kennington Road, S.E.
The bacteriological examination of samples (mainly milk) is
carried out by the Clinical Research Association, Ltd., at Watergate
House, Strand, W.C.
The total number of food samples taken under the Act during
1932 was 786, of which 19 or 2.4 per cent, were certified by the
Public Analyst to be adulterated. In addition to the foregoing,
414 informal samples were procured, of which, 12 or 2.9 per cent,
were reported by the Public Analyst as being adulterated or containing
preservatives in contravention of the provisions of the
Public Health (Preservatives, &c., in Food) Regulations.
The percentage of samples reported by the Public Analyst to
be adulterated during the quinquennia 1921—1925 and 1926—1930,
and in each year from 1926 onwards, is given in the following
table.