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FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES
Meat
There are 217 butchers’ shops in the Borough. The majority
are registered under Section 16 (1)(b) of the Food and Drugs Act,
1955, for the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted,
preserved, pickled or pressed foods. There were 703 visits made to
these shops during the year.
Slaughter of Animals
There are no private slaughterhouses in the Borough.
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 no applications from persons desirous of acting
as slaughtermen were received by the Council.
Unsound Food
Sixty-eight 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.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933, and Pharmacy and Medicines
Act, 1941
These Acts provide for the listing with the Local Authority of
all persons dealing in poisons included in Part II of the Poisons
List.
The number of persons on the Council's list at the end of 1959
was 372, and 632 visits were made to the premises of the listed
persons by the Food Inspectors.
The principal business conducted on the premises of these
applicants is shown in Table II. The majority of the listed sellers
are also purveyors of food.