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Sale of Food and Drugs Act.
This Act is administered in this Council's District through
one of the Inspectors appointed by the County Council for that
purpose.
Diseased and Unsound Food.
There is no Public Abattoir in the District. The bulk of the
meat supply comes from London.
The following is unsound food that has been voluntarily
surrendered and destroyed during the year:—
2 carcases of beef affected with tuberculosis;
2 stone of whiting;
48 lbs. butter;
10 cwt. of offal and diseased organs;
2 emaciated carcases of sheep;
16 emaciated carcases of pigs.
The butchers' shops, eating houses, fish shops, etc., are
frequently inspected to see that the premises and utensils are
clean and in good order.
Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milk Shops.
The number of these premises within the District is :—
Dairies and Cowsheds 9
Milk Shops 6
Purveyors only within the Urban area 4
Several visits were paid to these premises throughout the
year. The local dairymen and purveyors of milk appear to be
plying their trade with due regard to the protection of the milk
supply from contamination. Limewashing of premises is carried
out in May and October.
The hygiene of Cowsheds, Dairies, and Slaughterhouses
and other places where food is stored or handled is constantly
under observation, and kept up to a high standard of cleanliness.
Manure Notices.
With regard to periodical removal of manure from stables,
notices are circulated throughout the District during the summer
months to have all manure removed from stables, etc., at least
twice a week, in order to prevent the breeding of flies.