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Butchers' shops
There are 158 butchers' shops in the Borough. The majority are
registered under Section 16(l)(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 854.
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 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.
Forty-three visits were made to the above premises during the
year, the number of birds processed being approximately 200,000,
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 560 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 89 such shops in the Borough and 524 inspections were
made during the year.
Catering establishments
All restaurants, cafes, and canteens were regularly inspected
throughout the year. There are 474 such premises on the register
and 1,724 inspections were made.
Bakehouses
There are 27 bakehouses in the Borough and during the year
155 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.