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Meat Inspection
The 85 beasts and 225 sheep killed at the slaughterhouse at 87 High
Street, Stanmore all received a routine post mortem examination.
All were high quality butchers meat and no cases of Tuberculosis or
Cysticercus Bovis were diagnosed.
Other diseases were diagnosed in nine beasts (10.6%) and 10 sheep
(4.4%), all confined to the head or organs. The most common disease was
liver fluke and all meat condemned was voluntarily surrendered for
disposal under Council supervision.
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
The number of employment agencies in the Borough at the end of
1970 was 36. During the course of the year eight new licences were issued
while over the same period, by reason of agencies changing hands or
closing down, six were cancelled.
Visits were made to the agencies to ensure that the requirements of
the byelaws relative to the keeping of records and other matters were
being observed and no problems or difficulties calling for action by the
Local Authority were found.