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Slaughter of Animals Act, 1958
59 Slaughter mens licences were issued during the year, of
which 10 authorised the holders to slaughter or stun horses as
well as other animals, 22 were in respect of the ritual slaughter
of animals by the Jewish method, and 3 by the Mohammedan
method. The remainder were for slaughtering or stunning cattle,
sheep, swine and goats using captive bolt pistol and/or electrolethaler.
In the case of the slaughtermen holding licences in respect
of horses, the licence is only in force in this Borough, whereas
licences authorising persons to slaughter or stun the other
categories mentioned are valid in the district of any other local
authority.
Diseases of Animals Act, 1950
During the whole of the year the Regulation of Movement of
Swine Order, 1959, remained in force and many movement licences
were issued and received in connection with our local pig breeders
sending their animals to market and the return traffic of pigs from
local market to slaughterhouses in our district.
These licences require:-
a) that any swine moved to a bacon factory or slaughterhouse
shall be detained there until slaughtered; and
b) that swine moved to other premises must be detained
and kept separate from all other swine for 28 days from
the date of their arrival, but they may be moved during
that period for slaughter.
The Order does not prohibit the movement of any carcase
slaughtered in the premises during the 28 day period.
16 licences to operate boiling plants at local piggeries
remained in force at the end of the year. These licences are
issued under the Diseases of Animals (Waste Food) Order, 1957,
which requires the effective sterilisation of all pig swill in
properly constructed boiling plants and equipment which has been
tested and satisfies us as to its efficiency for doing this particular
job.
Unsound Food
During the year the following amounts of food were voluntarily
surrendered to the Public Health Inspectors as being unfit
for human consumption:-
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