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Food and Food Premises.
Milk Supply.
The milk supplied to this Borough during the past year has
been of very good quality, the average milk fat content shown
by the samples analysed was 3.59 per cent., compared with 3.65
per cent. in 1924.
There are at present 252 milk retailers and one cowshed on
the register, and these have been inspected regularly during the
year, the details being given in Table XL.
Meat.
There are no public abattoirs in this Borough, but eight
private slaughterhouses are now in use. The Public Health
(Meat) Regulations, 1924, came into force on the 1st April and
are being operated.
The Inspectors attended the slaughterhouses at the time of
slaughtering on numerous occasions. During the year 271 visits
were made and 1,603 carcases examined. All these carcases were
sound. No application has been received for the marking of
meat.
The meat on sale in the butcher's shops has also been inspected
regularly. 629 visits being made for this purpose.
The Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1925, came
into operation on June 1st, 1925, but no incident calling for action
under these Regulations has arisen during the year.
Unsound Food.
1 box of plaice; 3 boxes of dabs; 4 cases of dogfish; 1 box
of haddock; 5 boxes of kippers; 182 lbs. of soles; 129 lbs. of
mixed fish; 7 lbs. of prawns; 1 box of skate; 1 box of skate
wing; 3 boxes of cod; 4 boxes of fish roes; 260 tins of condensed
milk; 1 crate of bananas; 1 box and 30 lbs of apples;
14 boxes of plums; 4 crates of apricots; 13 boxes of tomatoes;
and 20 lbs. of beef were condemned at the request of the owners,
and the usual certificates granted.
Prosecutions in connection with Food.
There were no prosecutions during the year in respect of the
sale of food, other than for adulteration.