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BAKEHOUSES.
Inspections.
The bakehouses throughout the Borough were inspected at least
twice during the year.
There are 80 bakehouses in use, of which 24 are underground. In
44 bakehouses machinery is used. See Table A, page 54, number made
up to end of year.
Cleansing was necessary in the various bakehouses on 157 occasions.
Eight other nuisances were found.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
No contraventions of the bye-laws made by the Loudon County
Council for regulating the conduct of a business of a slaughterer of cattle
were reported.
SLAUGHTERER OF POULTRY.
No contraventions of the bye-laws made by the London County
Council respecting the business of a slaughterer of poultry were reported.
CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN FOOD PRODUCTS
FOR EXPORT TO THE DOMINIONS AND FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.
In view of the requirements of the Food Laws in operation in the
Dominions and elsewhere, the system of certification for food products
which are derived from the flesh of cattle, sheep, swine or goats, or from
game or poultry, and are prepared or packed in England and Wales for
export, has been continued.
239 certificates were issued in connection with 195 consignments of
foodstuffs: Canada: (67 certificates), Australia (80), United States of
America and Dependencies (49), Venezuela (28), other countries (15).
125 visits were paid to factories in connection with the above. For
details of foodstuffs inspected for export, see p. 71.