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93 notices were served under these Regulations during the
year —an increase of 51 on the previousyear No further statutory
action was required in respect of these notices
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1958
51 licences to slaughter animals were issued during the
year (a decrease of one on the previous year) Eight of these
authorised the licensees to slaughter horses, this beinga regular
practice at one of our slaughterhouses
Twenty four of the licences were for ritual slaughter — 22
Jews and 2 Mohammedans Five of the licences to slaughter by
the Jewish method were subject to the condition that the person
to whom it was granted must not slaughter any animal except
under the supervision of a person holding a licence which was
not subject to a like condition
With the exception of two journeymen all the licensees
operate in slaughterhouses in this Borough
Slaughterhouses and Meat Inspection
Three slaughterhouse licences were issued during the year
In one-instance the owner also being granted consent to carry on
the offensive trade of fat rendering
There was no change during the year in connection with
the agreed hours of slaughter, i e from 7.00 am to 6.00 pm
Mondays to Fridays and from 7.00 am to 2.00 pm on Saturdays
and Sundays, in two instances, the third slaughterhouse being a
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