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Four licences under the new Act were issued in the last month
of the year.
Bakehouses.—Regular inspection has taken place of the
thirty-nine registered bakehouses. Nineteen minor infringements
were noticed, and all of these were remedied without the service of
statutory notices.
Meat.—There are now nine slaughter-houses in the Borough,
one registered and eight licensed. (One licensed slaughter-house
was discontinued during the year.) These have all been inspected
regularly, necessitating 1,674 visits, and no infringements of the
bye-laws have been observed.
Humane Slaughtering.—The bye-laws made by the Council
in 1924 require the effectual stunning of all animals in slaughterhouses
by a mechanically operated instrument, the only exception
being animals the food of which is intended for persons of the Jewish
and Mohammedan religions. Since the adoption of the bye-law in
1924, this method of slaughtering has proved to be very satisfactory,
and no opposition is now offered to its application.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.—In October, 1933, the
Council resolved "That Section 1 of this Act, shall, on and from
1st January, 1934, apply to sheep, ewes, wethers, rams and lambs."
Carcases and viscera inspected:—
Cattle 7,459
Calves 43
Swine 20,810
Sheep and lambs 46,703
Total 75,015
The following table shows the amount of meat and other food
which, being found upon inspection to be unfit for the food of man,
was surrendered and subsequently destroyed.