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FOOD SUPPLY.
The supervision and inspection of the food supplies is carried out by
eighteen of the district inspectors who aro qualified in food inspection.
The Public Slaughterhouses aro under the control of the Superintendent
who also acts under the supervision of the Chief Sanitary inspector.
During the year there wore 33-287 animals slaughtered for human
consumption.

In addition to the promises in the above table, there are the following
food premises, referred to in other paragraphs of this report: - Slaughterhouses
and dairies, cowsheds and milkshops on tho registers. Further, there are a
large number of stalls and barrows used for food purposes in different areas
in the Borough and forming street markets. There are also barrows and other
vehicles which are used by hawkers, etc., for the selling of food stuffs, but
it is difficult to estimate tho actual number in use, as this varios daily.
All these barrows and vehicles, wherever found, are inspected by the food
inspectors.
A watch has beon kept especially for street traders who frequent the
public Elementary Schools when'the children are going in and coming out, and
who trade toys, sweets, etc., for old clothing. Proceedings were taken in
one instance and a fine with costs incurred of £4. 0. 0.
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 tho premises. Of tho twelve
slaughterhouses, nine with lairage attached were let on agreement to tenant
butchers, and tho remainder were 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.
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