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Meat.
The number of butchers' shops under inspection during the year was 62 and the
number of visits of inspection was 154.
General observation was kept of all meat stalls where butchers' meat was exposed
for sale. One warning letter was sent in respect of a minor infringement of the
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
Slaughter Houses.
There are no slaughter houses in the Borough.
Cow Houses.
There are two licenced cow houses in the Borough, one in Nile Street licensed
for 22 cows and one in St. John's Road licenced for 14 cows.
Cookshops and Eating Houses.
Including the kitchens of public houses where food is prepared for customers,
the number of these under inspection during the year was 260 and 696 visits were
made in connection with them. Sanitary notices were served on 78 owners mainly
for cleansing.
Fried Fish Shops.
At the end of the year 51 fried fish shops were under the supervision of the
Health Department, and 216 visits were made to them. Twenty-five sanitary
notices were served, mainly for cleansing.
It must be said here that the condition of the fried fish shops in the Borough is
not satisfactory. The premises are mainly of an old type, the rooms from which
the fish is sold are generally fairly small, and the ceilings are low. The cleaning rooms
are generally very unsatisfactory and in many cases they consist merely of an area
of the yard which is roofed over as a protection from the weather. There is, as
a rule, no attempt to ensure that the walls and floors of these cleaning rooms shall
be impervious to moisture.
Ice Cream.
The number of premises under observation during the year was 179 and 369
visits of inspection were made. In 14 instances sanitary notices were served. Most
of these were for general cleansing. The L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1932, provides
for the registration of ice cream premises.
At the end of the year the number on the register was 172.
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