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Unsound food
Approximately 4 tons of food was surrendered as unfit for human
consumption. This was dealt with by the Council's food inspectors
and consisted of meat, fruit pulp, fish, vegetables, etc.
Shops Act, 1950 — section 38
Twelve certificates of exemption in respect of sanitary conveniences
were issued during the year.
Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955
Regulations 15 and 16 require the provision of a water supply
and wash hand basin on all food premises. Two premises were inspected
during the year where it was not possible to provide these services and
exemption certificates were accordingly issued.
Pharmacy and Poisons
The names of 11 persons were entered on the Council's list of
persons entitled to sell poisons in Part II of the poisons list and the
names of 199 persons previously registered were retained on the register.
157 visits were paid by the food inspectors in connection with the
granting and renewal of these licences.
Slaughterhouses and slaughtermen
There is one private slaughterhouse in the borough in respect of
which the licence was renewed during the year, with the proviso that only
pigs could be slaughtered. The premises were visited periodically by the
food inspector. 186 pigs were slaughtered and the carcases inspected
during the year. 3 of these carcases with a total weight of 523 lbs.
were condemned as tuberculous, and 18 lbs. of heads and offals from 2
carcases were also destroyed.
4 slaughtermen's licences were granted during the year.
Offensive trades
There are no offensive trades carried on in the borough.