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E (3)b Exchequer grants towards cost of Meat Inspection.
Circular F.S.H. 2/57 dated 11th April, 1957 announced
that the appropriate Minister had decided to offer a contribution
to Local Authorities' costs of meat inspection. The object
of the grant is to assist those Local Authorities on which
the cost of inspecting meat in slaughterhouses, imposes an
unduly heavy burden because much of the meat inspected
is not for local consumption. Proportionate grant therefore
is now applicable for the units of "export meat" this being
meat which is in excess of the Local Authority's datum
figure i.e. a calculation of units representative of meat consumed
in the Local Authority's area.
For the purpose of calculating export meat and datum
figure units respectively, one beast is regarded as 10 units,
one calf or one pig as 3 units, and one sheep as 2 units.
The necessary returns have been prepared for presentation
to the Ministry concerned.
E (3)c Other Foods.
(1) Considerable time and attention has been devoted to
the inspection of food in shops and stores, etc., as a result
of which a total of 15 cwts. 2 qrs. 9 lbs. were confiscated as
being unfit for human consumption.
(2) 11 cwts. 0 qrs. and 26 lbs. of imported ground nuts
were found to be unfit for human consumption and were
duly processed and de-greased at the local Oil works.
E (3)d Disposal of Unsound Meat.
In accordance with the recommendations of the Ministry
of Foods Circular 10/54 dated 20th June, 1954, meat rejected
as unfit is safely disposed of by utilisation for trade purposes
after being stained with naphthaline green.
The residue of unsound food is disposed of with town's
refuse.
E (3)e Slaughter of Animals (Amendment) Act, 1954.
Humane slaughtering of all animals in accordance with
the above Statute prevails throughout the Borough.
The number of slaughtermen's licences issued is 14.
E (3)f Swine Fever Order 1938. Articles 2 and 14.
Certain piggeries were declared by the Ministry of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to be infected places.
The requisite precautionary measures were taken.