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School Canteens.
A certain amount of progress has been made in securing that defects
are remedied but it is a branch of the work which appears to require
unremitting attention.
Shellfish.
Samples of prawns, whelks, cockles and jellied eels were sent for
examination during the year with the results as under-noted: —
Satisfactory 2
Unsatisfactory 3
The results of the sampling are of the same order as last year.
Shellfish could be said to represent an individual taste and the devotees
to this article of food are doubtless well aware of its individual characteristics.
Shellfish as a general class are demonstrably more open to
pollution in some instances than the ordinary run of foods. To judge
from their relative popularity, however, the charms of the crustacea
confer compensatory benefits upon the consumers.
Slaughterhouses Act, 1958.
During the year the Slaughterhouses (Hygiene) Regulations, 1958,
and the Slaughter of Animals (Prevention of Cruelty) Regulations, 1958,
came into force by virtue of the Slaughterhouses (Hygiene) Regulations
(Appointed Day No. 2) Order, 1960, as regards the one existing slaughterhouse
in Hornchurch.
These Regulations ensured from the Appointed Day—1st October,
1960—improved standards of hygiene and arrangements for the slaughter
of animals. Such items as better lighting facilities, vermin prevention,
new floors, the provision of sterilisation equipment, new receptacles for
waste material and the provision of a special stunning pen for slaughtering
purposes were obtained.
Towards the end of the year progress was being made in the building
of a large slaughterhouse at Cornslands Farm, Hall Lane, Upminster,
complying with modern standards required by these regulations.