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In two other cases (un-notified) a portion of the suspected food
(meat-pie), which had been purchased in a neighbouring borough,
was bacteriologically examined, but was found to contain no specifically
pathogenic organisms.
Slaughterhouses and Knackers' Yards.
The duty of licensing knackers and slaughterers of cattle and
horses, and the premises used by them, was transferred to the
Metropolitan Borough Councils in 1933.
The licences for the two slaughterhouses remaining in Battersea
were renewed by the Council for 1 year from 1st July, 1934, and
one additional slaughterman's licence was issued during the year
under the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
These two slaughterhouses have been kept under systematic
inspection by the staff, and during the year 1934, 122 inspections
were made by the Council's inspector. The carcases of 145 animals
(calves 4, sheep 97, and pigs 44) were examined after slaughter.
No contravention of the Public Health (Meat) Regulations
or the By-laws in regard to slaughterhouses was reported during
the year.
There are no knackers' yards in the Borough.
Butchers' Shops.
The number of butchers' shops in the Borough at the beginning
of the year 1934 was 106. Deducting 3, which were closed during
the year, there remained 103 on the register at 31st December.
There are in addition a number of premises where the sale of cooked
meats is carried on, as well as grocers' and provision merchants'
shops at which 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, 1,537 inspections of these
premises were carried out by the Council's Food Inspector.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
It was not found necessary during 1934 to institute legal
proceedings for any contravention of the Public Health (Meat)
Regulations, 1924, but, by order of the Committee, three vendors
were cautioned in regard to the exposure of meat in a manner
contravening the requirements of the Regulations.