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Food Preparing Places.
There are approximately one hundred and seventy premises
within the area issued with a catering licence by the Ministry
of Food, and these include thirty-three school canteens, seventeen
hospitals, Nursing Homes, Nurseries and Institutions, sixty-seven
Hotels and Public Restaurants, etc., twelve Clubs and forty-one
Staff Canteens. This figure shews a considerable decrease over
that for 1949, and is mainly due to a number of Clubs, Licensed
premises, etc., having given up catering.
Slaughterhouses.
There are five slaughterhouses still in existence in the
Borough.
Two only of these are used at the present time, slaughtering
being carried out on behalf of local pig-keeping clubs, etc. No
other slaughtering of animals is carried out in the area.
Annual licences were granted to seven slaughtermen under
the provisions of the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES.
Two thousand six hundred and eighty-one visits of inspection
were made to Food Premises during the year and two hundred
and six defects were noted. Two hundred and eight defects were
abated during 1950; this figure includes those noted in 1949 which
were remedied during 1950.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1938 AND 1944.
Milk ani Dairies Regulations, 1949.
The Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949.
The Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised
Milk) Regulations, 1949.