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E(3) Meat and Food Inspection
(a) Considerable time and attention has been devoted to
the inspection of meat and other foods retailed in the Borough,
and the following foodstuffs were confiscated as being unfit for
human consumption:—
Meat 1 ton. 0 cwt. 0 qrs. 21½ lbs.
Meat 893 tins
Fish 3 cwts. 2 qrs. 10 lbs.
Fish 868 tins & 384 jars.
Fruit 1 cwt. 1 qr. 14½ lbs.
Fruit 1,085 tins.
Vegetables 624 tins
Milk 43 tins.
Cereals 13 lbs.
Preserves 3 qrs. 19 lbs.
Coconut 1 qr. 2 lbs.
Confectionery 11 lbs.
Pudding mixture 68 packets.
Eggs 20
Vinegar 33 bottles.
Cheese 21½ lbs.
Tea 1 qr. 2 lbs.
Approximate total weight'—3 tons. 18 cwts. 0 qrs. 12 lbs.
(b) One application was made to the Magistrates Court
under Section 10 Food and Drugs Act, 1938 for a Destruction
Order with regard to dirty milk. Such Order was granted.
E(4) Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933
The above Act makes the use of mechanically operated
instruments a statutory obligation. By resolution of the
Council dated 23rd May, 1938, the provisions of Section 1 of
the Act apply to sheep which are slaughtered in the district.
E(5) Slaughterhouses.—Section 57, Food & Drugs Act, 1938
In one instance it was found that unlicensed premises
were used as a slaughterhouse, in consequence of which
proceedings were instituted, and the unauthorised user fined
£5 for contravening the above Act.