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OFFENSIVE TRADES:
The offensive trades operating in the Borough are three tripe dressers, five
gut scrapers and one knackers' yard. Ten visits were made during the year and no
breach of the Regulations was observed. Three skin dressers are under the
supervision of the Inspector of Workshops.
BYE-LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION OF FOOD:
Bye-laws for this purpose were made under Public Health (London) Act, 1936, and
came in to force during 1937. No prosecution had been taken during the period under
review.
??? LICENCES:
One application for the renewal of a licence was received, and granted after
investigation, making a total of 26 licensed slaughtermen on the register at the end
of the year.
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938 (Sampling):
302 samples (54 formal, 240 informal) were submitted to the public analyst for
examination. of these 3 were adulterated (or 0.99 per cent), as shown in the
following summery:-
Formal Informal
Milk 1 Gelatine 1
Gelatine 1
SHOPS ACT, 1934:
The visits made were 4,970.
In addition, the Inspector made 6 visits for other reasons, e.g. rats and
insufficient or unsuitable sanitary accommodation.

There has been a further rise in the rate of new cases of non-respiratory
tuberculosis.
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