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FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES
Meat
There are 218 butchers' shops in the Borough. The majority
are registered under Section 14(l)(b) of the Food and Drugs Act,
1938-1954, for the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted,
preserved, pickled or pressed foods. There were 3,563 visits made to
these shops during the year.
Slaughter of Animals
There are three private slaughter-houses in the Borough and they
were visited on 63 occasions during the year.
The carcases of two pigs and two cows were inspected after
slaughter.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933-1954
Section 3 of this Act provides that no animal shall be slaughtered
or stunned in a slaughterhouse or knacker's yard by any person
who is not the holder of a licence granted by a local authority and
in force under this section.
During the year four applications from persons desirous of acting
as slaughtermen were submitted to the Council and granted.
Piggeries
There are now seven piggeries in this Borough and they were
inspected on five occasions.
Unsound Food
One hundred and thirty-five varieties of foodstuff suspected to be
unsound were examined at the request of the owners and afterwards
either destroyed or released for animal feeding. The owners were
granted a certificate to this effect.