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FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES
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
Fifty-four 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 1961 was
328, and 512 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.

Bakehouses
There are 54 bakehouses in the Borough, of which 11 are in basements
and subject to the provisions of Section 54 of the Factories