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April 1st, 1925—lor notices of times of slaughtering to be sent
to Medical Officers of Health, for protection of meat, including
offal, sausages, etc., from contamination exposed on stalls
or in shops, stores, etc., for the general cleanliness of the same,
and for precautions against contamination during transport, and,
lastly—though only possible in public abattoirs—where a local
authority show to the satisfaction of the Minister of Health that
they have made suitable arrangements for the inspection at time
of slaughter of all animals slaughtered within their district, the
Minister may, on the application of the authority and subject to
such conditions as he may impose, authorise them to use for the
purpose and in the manner specified a distinctive mark of a
design approved by him and so devised as to indicate the identity
of the local authority, and of the inspector using the mark.
Regulations, it may be added, applicable to meat should equally
apply to other foodstuffs such as fish, game, poultry, bakery goods,
sweets, ice-cream and confectionery of all kinds, which are just in
many cases as urgently needed as a public health security.
Slaughter-houses received 368 visits during the year, and
2 pairs of lungs and one liver were condemned, and the presence of
tuberculosis in two instances detected.
Prosecution for the Sale of Unsound Fruit.
On September 16th. 1924, two baskets of unsound pears and
one basket of unsound apples, of a total weight of 33½ 1bs., were
seized from a retailer's shop in the district, where the fruit was
being exposed for sale. The Council authorised proceedings to
be taken against the vendor, and the subsequent prosecution
resulted in his being fined 20s. and 8s. costs.
CONSERVANCY SYSTEM OF THE DISTRICT.
See Annual Report for 1923.