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and forming street markets. There are also barrows and other
vehicles which are used by hawkers, etc., for the selling of foodstuffs,
but it is difficult to estimate the actual number in use as
this varies daily. All these barrows and vehicles, wherever
found, are inspected by the food inspectors.
PUBLIC SLAUGHTERHOUSES, PITLAKE, AND MEAT
INSPECTION.
These slaughterhouses, although the buildings were not
originally intended for such, comprise twelve slaughterhouses
with lairage attached. In addition a gut cleaning firm utilises one
building on the premises. Of the twelve slaughterhouses nine
with lairage attached, are let on agreement to tenant butchers,
and the remainder are used for public slaughtering, for which
head rate tolls are charged.

The whole of the meat and offal is examined before it leaves
the premises.
The following meat and offal from the Public Slaughterhouses
was surrendered and destroyed during the year 1935:-
Description. Cause.
13 beef carcases and offal General tuberculosis.
3 „ forequarters Localised tuberculosis.
2 ,, hindquarter „ „
7 „ parts „ . „
12 „ Offals, complete Tuberculosis.
8 „ carcases and offals Inflammatory, emaciated, etc.
64 sets beef lungs Localised tuberculosis.
36 beef heads „ „ „
17 „ various offals „ „
2 „ heads, 1 tongue Actinomycosis.