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Skate Wings 4 stone
Sultanas 90 lbs.
Tomato Ketchup 2 bottles
Turkey 23 lbs.
Walnuts 1 packet
Whiting 4½ stone
Humane Slaughter of Animals
In accordance with the provisions of the Slaughter of Animals
Act, 1933, and the Slaughter of Animals (Amendment) Act, 1954,
all animals, including sheep, slaughtered in a slaughterhouse within
the district must be stunned by means of a mechanically operated
instrument kept in good repair.
This method of slaughter continues to prove satisfactory.
Licensed Slaughtermen
The Acts also provide that no animal shall be slaughtered or
stunned by any person who is not the holder of a licence granted
by the local authority. The licences granted by the Council have
to be renewed annually. Four persons were licensed during 1955.
Butchers' Shops
There are 47 butchers' shops in the Borough.
All the shops are provided with glass fronts.
All these premises have been visited and the provisions of the
Public Health (Meat) Regulations which provide for the cleanliness
of the premises, apparatus, utensils and vehicles, the precautions to
be taken against the contamination of meat, the storage and removal
of refuse, etc., have generally been well observed.
Bakehouses
The number of bakehouses in the Borough is 24.
At 21 bakehouses motive power is used.
The bakehouses have been visited by the inspectors and steps
have been taken to cause them to be maintained in a proper sanitary
condition. The periodical cleansing of these premises, as required by
statute, has generally been carried out.
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