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Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
In September, 1934, the Council resolved that section 1 of this Act
shall apply to sheep and lambs.
This Act requires animals to be stunned or slaughtered by a mechanically
operated instrument so that they shall be rendered insensible to pain
until death occurs.
It is also necessary for all slaughtermen to be registered under section
3 of the Act.
18 applications for licences under the Act were received during the
year and all were granted.
Meat Traders.
There are 51 Butchers' shops in the District which are inspected by
the Sanitary Inspectors.
Beef amounting to 88 lbs. weight was surrendered voluntarily as being
unfit.
Shell Fish (Molluscan).
There are no shell fish beds or layings in this District. On enquiry
it is stated that the sale of shell fish is not very large in amount the trade
being principally at the week ends and the shell fish being obtained by the
fishmongers from the London market.