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The Central Meat Market being so near at hand, has the
effect of reducing to a comparatively small number the head
of cattle and sheep killed in the district.
The carcases inspected at the time of slaughter were found
free from any disease rendering them unfit for food.
The slaughterhouses have been kept clean and in good
condition. Special limewashing has been performed on request.
and worn out offal receptacles have been replaced.
FOOD INSPECTION.
The various butchers' shops and other places where food
is sold, or in preparation for sale, for human consumption,
have been inspected very frequently. One basket of cod fish
and one leg of pork were surrendered to the Sanitary
Inspector for destruction, being unfit for food.
Generally, the fruit, fish and butchers' mthroughout the year was found healthy and saleable.
COWSHEDS, MILKSHOPS AND DAIRIES.
Number of Registered Cowkeepers and Dairymen 21
Number of Registered Dairymen and Milksellers 32
There are about 347 milch cows in the cowsheds, but this
number fluctuates at different periods of the year. The
majority of the cows are habitually grazed.
In the past few years many cowsheds have been disused,
and the number of cows kept in the district has greatly
decreased.
The sheds, milkshops and dairies were found kept in a
cleanly condition, and any contraventions cf the Byelaws were
brought to the notice of the occupiers and rectified.