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Brucella Abortus
No samples of raw milk were examined for Brucella Abortus
during the year. Following the issue on 24th October, 1966, of
Ministry of Health Circular 17/66 on the subject of Brucellosis,
we were in touch with producing and marketing organizations
which sell milk in the Borough and with the Medical Officers of
Health of areas where raw milk is produced.
Butchers' Shops
There are 175 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. Visits made to these shops during the
year numbered 323.
Slaughter of Animals
There are no licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough.
Poultry Processing
There is one establishment in the Borough at which the preparation
of poultry for sale is carried out on a comparatively large
scale. The birds are received from the proprietor's own farms
where they have been bred, killed, dressed and de-feathered and
at this stage the carcasses are subject to a preliminary inspection.
On arrival at the premises in this Borough, the carcasses are
eviscerated and dressed, following which a further inspection is
made. The majority of these birds go to cafes and hotels and
some are for retail sale.
Two other smaller traders in the Borough obtain their supply
of birds direct from Smithfield Market where a full inspection
has already been made.
Fish Shops
Shops in which fish, either cooked or uncooked, is sold, or where
the curing or smoking of fish is carried on, are regularly inspected.
There are 103 such shops in the Borough and 206 inspections were
made during the year.
Catering Establishments
All restaurants, cafes, canteens and kitchens were regularly inspected
throughout the year. There are 482 such premises on the
register, and 975 inspections were made.
Food Stalls
All street stalls from which food for human consumption is sold
are regularly inspected and, where the food sold is stored in the
Borough, the storage places are also inspected.
There are 164 food stalls in the Borough, and 633 inspections
were made during the year.
Liquid Egg (Pasteurisation) Regulations, 1963
There are no egg pasteurisation plants in the Borough.