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The number of inspections of Cow-houses made during the
year was 58. Several minor defects were discovered and remedied,
and in the case of the Cow-house at No. 15, Little
Church Street, certain structural alterations were found to be
necessary. The licence for these premises was not opposed, but
alter in the year the owner decided not to execute the work, and
to cease using the premises as a Cow-house.
MEAT INSPECTION.
It should be publicly known that your Council have now
appointed a special Eood Inspector whose qualifications and
experience enable him to keep under skilled supervision the
various shops and stalls where meat is exposed for sale. Particular
attention is being given to the shops and stalls in those localities
where meat of indifferent quality is marketed. He is ably
assisted by Inspector Smith, who is also qualified as a Meat
I nspcctor.
A fair number of seizures were made during the year in
question by the last-named Inspector, and substantial fines
obtained. There cannot be too much attention devoted to this
branch of inspectorial work, for there is reason to believe that
certain parts of this Borough have gradually come to be regarded
by those who traffic in it as a very convenient outlet for this
third-rate stuff.
Offence. Result.
Exposing for sale unsound Defendant fined.£20 and £$ 8s
meat:— costs.
2 pieces of beef.
1 piece of mutton.
Exposing for sale unsound Defendant fined£io and £2 4s.
food:— costs.
9 tins pineapple.
2 „ beans.
1 „ condensed milk.
Exposing for sale unsound
food:— Defendant fined£o and £3 3s.
12 tins salmon. costs.
In one Fried Fish shop which I had occasion to visit several
times because of a serious nuisance from fumes occasioned to
some workrooms overhead, I was once met with a most offensive
smell which at first I could not locate. After a search, however,
I found a dirty iron tin about the size of a small dustbin which
contained fish-guts. These had been kept for close upon a week