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available, it was considered that the existing arrangements for
obtaining supplies of fresh meat for the district were adequate
and that there appeared to be no future need for slaughterhouse
facilities. The report was worded accordingly and in due course
accepted by the Minister.
One slaughterman's licence was issued under the Slaughter of
Animals Act for the purpose of slaughtering at Netherne Hospital.
There are 32 butchers' shops in the District, all registered for
the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed,
pickled or preserved meat under the provisions of Section 16 of the
Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
Unsound Food
The following is a list of foodstuffs which after inspection were
classified as unfit for human consumption.

Food and Drugs Analysis
It is perhaps appropriate in reporting upon work under the
above heading for the year 1960 to refer to the Centenary Celebrations
in September, 1960 of an International Conference in London
to commemorate the passing in 1860 of the first Act of Parliament
in this, or indeed any country, for preventing the adulteration of
food and drink.
Amongst other provisions this Act empowered Local Authorities
to appoint Public Analysts for the purpose of examining the
purity of articles of food and drink.
The Association of Public Analysts felt that this occasion
was an opportunity of bringing the work of the Public Analyst to
the notice of the public and issued a small brochure which gives
not only an introduction to the history of the adulteration of food
prior to the passing of the Act but also an outline of the work of
the Public Analyst since its inception.
This little document emphasises admirably the progress and
change that has taken place in the Food Industry and in Food
and Drugs Administration since the days when gross and
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