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Number of Prosecutions in respect of Butter 7
,, Convictions ,, ,, 7
Amount of Fines inflicted £14
A summons in respect of adulterated Milk was dismissed on
warranty.
Note.— The figures given for adulterated samples include a
number of adulterated informal sample® in respect of which no
proceedings could be taken.
There were also 174 informal samples taken by the Inspector
to the Borough Council. Six of these were found to be adulterated.
Inspection of Meat and other Foods.— All the Inspectors
have obtained the special certificate granted by the Royal Sanitary
Institute for this work, and the whole of the slaughter-houses
and butchers' shops are kept under observation by them.
There are nine slaughter-houses and seventy-six butchers'
shops in the Borough. Four of the slaughter-houses are only
used occasionally for slaughtering sheep.
Frequent inspections are made of the slaughter-houses during
the time of slaughtering and also at other times. Special attention
is paid to butchers' shops at the latter part of the week,
when the stock is usually largest.
At the time of inspection at slaughter-houses 2 carcases
(bullocks) and 6 plucks from bullocks were found to be affected
with Tuberculosis; the whole were immediately surrendered, and
destroyed by the Corporation at the Destructor.