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under the provisions of the above Regulations, to enable the persons to sell
specially Designated Milk:-

UNDERGROUND BAKEHOUSE.
No. of Promises 47
" " Routine Inspections 198
" " Intimation Notices served 16
" " Letters sent 1
PHARMACY & POISONS ACTS.
No. of visits made 536
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938.
No, of visits made for inspection of food, 243.
MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
The Inspector of Meat and Other Foods (Mr. A. W. Haydock) reports that during
the year six private slaughter houses for the preparation of butchers' meat held
licences, but owing to the control of meat supplies by the Ministry of Food no.
slaughtering of animals was carried on at these premises.
One slaughter house for the slaughter of horses for human consumption was licensed.
This was visited 49 times and 698 horses were slaughtered during the year.
Food destroyed or otherwise disposed of so as to prevent its use for human
consumption totalled 21 tons, 13 cwts., 3 qrtrs., 8 lbs.
VISITS MADE TP SHOPS ETC., BY THE INSPECTOR OF MEAT AND OTHER FOODS WERE AS FOLLOWS:-
During the year 943 visits were paid to various food shops, markets, stalls, etc.
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT - ANTHRAX ORDER, 1928.
On one occasion during the year, the above order relating to animals was
applied in the Borough, the infected material was destroyed and promises disinfected,
as required by the Ministry.
QFFENSIVE TRADES.
The offensive trades operating in the borough are three tripe dressers, five
gut scrapers and one knackers' yard. Fifteen visits were made during the year
and no breach of the Regulations was observed. Three skin dressers arc under the
supervision of the Inspector of Workshops.
BY-LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION OF FOOD.
By-laws for this purpose were made under Public Health (London) Act, 1936, and
came into force during 1937. No prosecution has been taken during the period under
review.
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