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PHARMACY AND POISONS
The names of 16 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 143 persons previously registered
were retained on the register. 159 visits were paid by the public health inspectors in
connection with the granting and renewal of the licences.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND SLAUGHTERMEN
There are no slaughterhouses in the Borough. A licence was issued during the year to a
journeyman slaughterer who lives in the Borough.
OFFENSIVE TRADES
There are no offensive trades carried on in the Borough.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
During the year there were 42 cases of legal proceedings for infringement of various
Acts as follows:—

REGISTRATION OF FOOD PREMISES
New registrations in 1968 and the total including previous years are shown in the
table below.

UNSOUND FOOD
Approximately 202 tons of food were surrendered as unfit for human consumption
and dealt with by the Council's food inspectors. This included meat, fruit-pulp, fish,
vegetables, etc.
Some of the spoiling was caused by refrigerator breakdowns.
CONTINENTAL GOODS DEPOT, HITHER GREEN
Imports of perishable food from the Continent through the Continental Freight
Depot continues, and a small amount of food, mostly meat, has been exported.
We are concerned insofar as unfit food or meat without proper documents may be
imported, in which case we have to ensure that it is either destroyed, not used for
human consumption or re-exported. It may be necessary to contact wholesalers and
various local authorities if it is intended for distribution elsewhere. The amount of
unfit food was small.
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