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an agency basis duties imposed on the Council under the Diseases of Animals Act 1959 and
associated acts, Pet Animals Act 1951, Performing Animals Act 1925 and the Animal Boarding
Establishments Act 1965.
Visits were paid during the year to the 17 poultry slaughterhouses and 14 live poultry
dealers in the borough. Each of 13 pet shops received quarterly visits and a routine
inspection regarding renewal of licence was made of an animal boarding establishment. Close
attention has been paid to the animal market held on Sunday mornings in Club Row, and visits
of inspection made at frequent intervals
Investigations were made into an alleged infringement of the Conveyance of Live Poultry
Order, an alleged case of cruelty to chickens at the premises of a poulterer, and into a case
in which a person was said to be suffering from psittacosis allegedly as a result of the
purchase of a parrot in the Club Row Market.
The Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries & Food requested the tracing of a goat which had
come into the country without a licence. Upon enquiry it was found that the owner who had
imported the animal from Ireland found it difficult to control and had sold it to an Indian.
He was unable to supply the name or address of the purchaser.
Statistics on page 115.
FOOD AND DRUGS
Analysis of Food and Drugs Samples
During the year 1,179 samples of food and drugs were submitted for analysis by the
Public Analyst, 16 being purchased formally, 1,141 informally, and 22 were private samples.
Irregular samples ascertained numbered 99.
Action taken with respect to the irregular samples was as follows:
Legal proceedings were instituted in respect of five samples; namely three of rolls and
margarine being sold as rolls and butter, one of bread containing grease and one of an apple
puff contaminated with mould growth. The total fines and costs awarded amounted to £40 and
£15.15,0d respectively.
Matters taken up with manufacturers or importers included bread, canned tomato puree,
Brazil nuts, ground nuts, pork pie and stout contaminated with mould growth; chewing gum,
rose syrup, sugar strands, and dragees containing prohibited colouring; coffee and canned
rhubarb contaminated with oil; raw sugar contaminated with graphite; custard slices
contaminated with aluminium particles; canned braised pork kidneys, frankfurters, chicken
fillets in jelly, pork sausages, and beef steak pie deficient in total meat content; nutmegs
deficient in oil; brandy deficient in declared alcohol content; soda water deficient in
sodium bicarbonate; flour deficient in calcium carbonate; canned grapefruit segments
containing excessive tin and iron; myalgin tablets containing excessive sal icyl ic acid;
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