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Complaints.
Fifty complaints of unsound food came to the notice of the
Department. Thirty-six were brought to the office by members of
the public, three came to attention from other sources and 11 were
referred to other districts.
Of the 39 complaints dealt with by the Department, thirteen were
reported to Committee, three needed no further action, nine required
warnings to be given to shopkeepers and one case was brought before
the Court and there was a successful prosecution.
Slaughterhouses.
There is one slaughterhouse recorded on the register of the Local
Authority. No animals were slaughtered and no applications for
licences to slaughter animals under the Slaughter of Animals Act,
1933, were received. Under Food Control Regulations, the slaughtering
of animals is carried out centrally.
No pigs were slaughtered in the district in 1950.
Butchers' Shops.
There are 50 retail butchers' shops in the district, and in no case
was there unsound meat exposed for sale. Two hundred and sixtyseven
inspections were made.
Piggeries.
There are 20 piggeries in the district, to which 159 visits were
made during the year. Fifteen defects were found and remedied.
Bakehouses and Bakers' Shops.
There are 11 bakehouses in the district and a total of 192 visits
were made to these and bakers' shops during the year. Twelve defects
were found and remedied during 1950.
Fishmongers and Fish Frying Premises.
There are 14 premises in which fish frying is carried on and six
inspections were made. Six defects were found and remedied.
Milk.
Following the change of legislation whereby the Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries became responsible for the execution and
enforcement of regulations relating to dairy farms, the Food and
Drugs (Milk, Dairies and Artificial Cream) Act, 1950, was introduced
at the end of the year and came into force on the 1st January, 1951.
The object of this Act is to consolidate the enactments relating to milk,
dairies and artificial cream.
Thirty-four visits were made to the 16 dairies registered in the
Urban District and the following Licences were issued in respect of
the sale of milk having a special designation: —