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MORTUARY.
42 bodies were removed to the Mortuary; in 40 of these
an inquest was held. The other bodies were removed to the
Mortuary on account of insufficient accommodation in the house
where the death occurred.
31 post-mortem examinations were made.
OFFENSIVE TRADE.
There is only one offensive trade carried on in the district,
viz., fat extraction.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
There are two licensed and one registered slaughter houses
in the district. In the latter, slaughtering is very rarely carried on.
In one of the slaughter houses, only pigs are slaughtered.
In the other, sheep, and occasionally oxen, are slaughtered
there.
Complaints were received in respect of one of the slaughter
houses, but as the complaints had reference mainly to the position
of the slaughter house, the Council renewed the license.
Both the slaughter houses have been regularly visited during
the times of slaughter, and the following were surrendered:—
19 pigs' plucks.
14 ,, heads.
2 ,, spleens.
UNSOUND FOOD.
In addition to the meat surrendered in the slaughter houses,
the following articles were also destroyed as unfit for human
consumption:—