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Butchers' shops
There are 153 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 779.
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 hotels and cafes and some
for retail sale.
Thirty-six visits were made to the above premises during the
year, the number of birds processed being approximately 100,000,
made up of broilers, hens, ducks, pheasants, turkeys and capons.
The weight of poultry condemned as unfit amounted to 577 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 85 such shops in the Borough
and 271 inspections were made during the year.
Catering establishments
All restaurants, cafes, canteens, clubs, dining centres, hostels,
community homes and nursing homes were regularly inspected
throughout the year. There are 498 such premises on the register
and 1,321 inspections were made.