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Foods for Export.
In order to satisfy the Authorities of importing countries overseas it is
necessary for the exporter to obtain a certificate of purity signed by the Medical
Officer of Health for the district from which the food is shipped. During the
period covered by this report 39 inspections were made of foods exported from
the district; 140 certificates of purity were issued.
Inspection of Meat in Slaughterhouses.
With the end of meat rationing in July the Minister of Pood ceased to be
responsible for the slaughter of animals and private slaughtering was permitted
to recommence. Slaughtering has taken place in one only of the three slaughterhouses
licensed in the Borough and this was of the nature of an experiment. A
number of problems, chiefly economic, appear to be hampering the small butcher
who wishes to kill solely for the purpose of his own trade.
Carcasses inspected: 6 sheep. Condemnations: 2 pairs lungs.
Food Poisoning.
Nineteen cases of food poisoning were notified during the year. Investigations
failed to establish a specific cause in any of these cases.
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