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The Food Hygiene (Docks & Carriers) Regulations, I960.
There are 5 Public Cold Stores in the City who handle meat reserves, four in the Smithfield
area and one on the riverside at Blackfriars in which these regulations are enforced.
An instructional course for trainee cold store managers organised by one company included
a talk on these Regulations by Mr. S.S. Garrard.

This does not include juvenile employees, salesmen and administrative staff.
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT 1950 & ASSOCIATED ACTS
Mr, G.S. Wiggins M.R.C.V.S. Veterinary Officer for the City of London, has submitted the
following report:—
"The administration of the Diseases of Animals Act 1950 in regard to the importation of
animals is the responsibility of the Corporation for the whole of Greater London under the terms
of the London Government Act 1963. The remainder of the functions under the Diseases of
Animals Act and Associated Acts are the responsibility of the individual London Boroughs, but
the Corporation acts, on an agency basis, for 17 London Boroughs. During 1969, the fourth year
in which agency arrangements have been in operation, a total of 2,451 visits of inspection were
made to various premises including riding establishments, animal boarding establishments, pet
shops, kosher and orthodox butchers and poulterers, slaughterhouses, farms, piggeries, theatres,
circuses, poultry and cattle shows etc. The work carried out under these Acts and Orders included
the following:—
Psittacosis or Ornithosis Order 1953
Enquiries were carried out on behalf of three London Boroughs following reports of persons
and birds having or suspected of having psittacosis. In each case imported parrots were concerned
and consignments were traced and examined. In one case a monkey also died and specimens
were submitted to the Central Veterinary Laboratory. It was later ascertained that a psittacosis
agent had been isolated.
Fowl Pest Order 1938 «
An outbreak of fowl pest occured in March, in the London Borough of Bromley for whom the
Corporation acts. Eight farms were affected involving 138,500 poultry which had to be disposed
of. A close liason was maintained with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to control
the outbreak and all the farms in the surrounding area were visited and farmers advised as to precautions
to be taken and concerning vaccination of their poultry.
Anthrax Order 1938
In June a case of anthrax was reported on a farm in the Corporation's agency area. The
animal concerned was a sow and arrangements were made for the carcase to be destroyed by
burning. Form 'A' and a notice to cleanse and disinfect were served and subsequently withdrawn.
Riding Establishments Act 1964
Inspections were carried out at 42 riding establishments in eleven London Boroughs. These
were mainly for the annual veterinary inspections for re-licencing purposes as required under the
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