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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 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 caf6s and hotels and some are for
retail sale.
Forty-three visits were made to the above premises during the
year, the number of birds processed being 156,000, made up of
broilers, hens, ducks, pheasants, turkeys and capons. The percentage
of birds rejected as unfit for human consumption was 0.09
and the weight of poultry condemned as unfit 521 lb. The very
small percentage of birds rejected as unfit for human consumption
is by reason of the fact that the birds have already been inspected
at the farms where they are killed.
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 88 such shops in the Borough and 374 inspections were
made during the year.
Catering establishments
All restaurants, cafes, canteens and kitchens were regularly inspected
throughout the year. There are 475 such premises on the
register and 1,103 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 361 inspections
were made during the year.
Bakehouses
There are 16 bakehouses in the Borough and during the year
118 visits by the food inspectors were made to these premises.
Five of the bakehouses are in basements and, as such, are subject
to the provisions of Section 70 of the Factories Act, 1961. Certificates
of suitability under this Act were granted in all cases.