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Meat Inspection—Tuberculosis Order, 1925. No. 2.
This order, made by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, under authority contained
in the Diseases of Animal Acts, 1894-1925, relates to the slaughter of animals affected
with certain specified forms of Tuberculosis. It provides that notice of intention to slaughter
shall be given to the Sanitary Authority in cases where it is intended that the carcase or any
part thereof should be disposed of for human consumption, and that no part of the carcase
shall be removed from the premises for thai purpose except with the permission, in writing,
of the Medical Officer of Health or other competent officer. The order came into force on
1st September, 1925.
(b) OTHER FOODS.
The Food Inspectors have kept under regular observation food exposed or deposited
for sale in slaughter-houses, shops (especially butchers', cooked meat, and fishmongers' shops),
stalls, and market places.
During the year the unsound food, set out below, was voluntarily surrendered by the
owners to the Food Inspectors, and destroyed as trade refuse. On one occasion a seizure
of unsound food was made.

Seized.
Bacon, 162 lbs.
With reference to the seizure mentioned above, this occurred in the course of a housing
inspection by the Medical Officer of Health, accompanied by Mr. James, Sanitary Inspector.
21 pieces of Bacon, weighing 112 lbs., were found on the premises, 32, Chalton Street,
and 8 pieces, weighing 50 lbs., belonging to the same owner, were found on a stall in Chalton
Street.
The whole of this meat was unsound and unfit for food. Proceedings were instituted
and a penalty of £10, or in default 31 days' imprisonment, was inflicted. The Magistrate
stated that the penalty in this case was small, as the defendant was in humble circumstances.
Details in regard to the work of the Food Inspectors are shown in Table No. 8, on pages
114 and 115.
Slaughter-houses.
At the end of 1925 there were 5 licensed slaughter-houses (private) in the Borough.
.Structurally lhey do not confoim to a high standard .of execllcncc. These are kept under