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Commodity. Total
Frozen Steak 24 packets
Frozen Vegetables 96 packets
Jam 6 lbs.
Kidney and Suet 11¼ lbs.
Milk 1 package
Pork Chippolatas 12 lbs.
Rashers 8 lbs.
Skate Wings 3 stone
Whipping Cream 11 ozs.
Humane Slaughter of Animals
In accordance with the provisions of the Slaughter of Animals
Act, 1958, which repealed the Act of 1933, all animals slaughtered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 Act also provides 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. Two persons were licensed during 1959.
Butchers' Shops
There were 49 butchers' shops in the district, all of which 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 at the beginning of
the year was 20. One closed, leaving 19 at the end of the year.
At 18 bakehouses motive power is used.
The bakehouses have been visited by the Public Health 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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