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No carcases or offal were condemned. It will be
seen that the number of animals slaughtered shows a
progressive decline compared with former years, and
it is to be hoped that the use of these small private
slaughterhouses will be discontinued altogether shortly.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
This Act which came into operation on the 1st
January, 1934 provides for the humane and scientific
slaughter of animals in slaughterhouses, and for the
licensing of slaughtermen. The Council has appointed
the Medical Officer of Health and the Sanitary
Inspectors from time to time in the employ of the
Council as officers to execute the Act and has decided
that slaughtermen's licenses shall be for a period of
one year. Three slaughtermen have been so licensed.
The Council has exercised its option to include sheep,
ewes, wethers, rams and lambs within the protection
of the Act.
Slaughterers op Poultry.
There are 9 slaughterhouses for poultry in use, all
of them situated in the West ward of the Borough:
144 visits were paid to them during the year. Sanction
was given to the establishment of this business at a
new slaughterhouse during 1934.
UNSOUND FOOD.
In addition to the special inspections of slaughterhouses
and other premises where food is prepared or
sold, the Food Inspectors keep stalls and market places
under regular supervision, particularly during the
week-end. The District Sanitary Inspectors also keep
general observation in the course of their duties.
No seizures took place.
On 7 occasions during the year, unsound food,
comprising the following articles was surrendered by
the owners and destroyed as trade refuse:—