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emaciated and poorly set, the kidneys congested and the
lungs affected with pleurisy and pneumonia, the carcase
being quite unfit for food. The case was referred to the
Local Authority in whose district the pig was slaughtered
and the owner of the slaughterhouse was prosecuted by
them and fined £1 and £l 1s. Od. costs.
2. Two butchers from Battersea carrying on a
business in this district were summoned under the:
Public Health Act, 1925, for allowing an accumulation
of filth to be in a room used for the making of sausages
and also for failing to keep the room in a clean sanitary
condition. The Manager of the shop was also summoned
for having neglected to have the room cleansed. The
defendants were convicted and fined £l on each charge
and costs.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
Ten slaughtermen were licensed during the year in
this area.
Bakehouses.
There are ten bakehouses in the district; to these,
50 visits were paid during the year.
Food Shops.
416 visits were paid to butchers' shops, 289 to fish
shops, 49 to provision shops, 69 to dairies and milkshops
and 18 to greengrocers' shops.
The following amounts of foodstuffs were condemned
:—31 £ stone of fish, .36 lbs. of whelks, 22 tins of
Crabspread," 7 tins of condensed milk.
Ice-Cream.
During the year, 19 samples were taken, 16 being
satisfactory and 3 unsatisfactory.