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The number of barrow boys operating in the district at the
end of the year was 4.
Slaughterhouses
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The two slaughterhouses in the district have been regularly
inspected and as will be seen from the figures in the table of carcases
examined the number of pigs slaughtered (8,409) was very much
higher than in the previous year (623).
Most of these were slaughtered at one slaughterhouse for the
wholesale market and were brought from various parts of the country,
arriving at the slaughterhouse at all times of the day and sometimes
night, with the result that difficulties arose regarding the receipt of
adequate notice of intention to slaughter and involving visits by the
Inspectors late at night and during the week-ends.
As this slaughterhouse is situated in a built-up area comprising
good class property, it was inevitable that complaints would arise,
and these were dealt with as far as possible, including unsuccessful
efforts to get the existing legislation amended to restrict the hours
of slaughter and prohibit Sunday killing.
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