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With the exception of one carcase of beef, the condemned
foodstuffs were sent to the Corporation Dust
Destructor and cremated. Permission was given for the
excepted carcase of beef to be moved to a knackers yard,
where it was boned and treated so as to prevent its use for
human consumption. This action was taken in order to
reduce the monetary loss incurred by the butcher, who had
purchased the beast at a good price in the open market.
The removal and treatment of the carcase was supervised
by your Meat Inspector. Pork and other fat meat is not
accepted by the knackerman, and it is therefore cremated.
Stalls, Shops Stores and Vehicles.
Before the Meat Regulations came into force, the
Market Committee considered the question of the food Stalls.
There was not sufficient room in the Market Hall to accommodate
all the stalls, but it was decided to move the outside
meat stalls into the Market Hall. There are no meat stalls
in the open Market Place now. Waterproof covers and
screens are provided to stalls on which bacon, fish, sweets
and other foodstuffs are exposed.
Early in 1925, the local branch of the Butchers' Federation
called a meeting and invited your Meat Inspector to
meet the butchers and to explain the provisions of the Regulations.
This meeting proved very successful, both as
regards the numbers attending and the results which
followed. The way was smoothed to obtain improvements
in the meat shops, and, I am glad to say, that at the present
time all butchers' shops in the Borough are provided with
windows, although in all cases the windows are not fixed
ones. Meat Regulations alone appear to be insufficient to
ensure a clean food supply. Public opinion, too, is necessary.
When the public will refuse to purchase food from
open stalls and improperly protected shops, then, and then
only, I believe, will the perfect foodshop be produced.
As in the case of the slaughtering clauses of the Regulations,
amendment would appear to be very desirable in
connection with foodshops. The definition of meat is not
sufficiently broad. At the present time, rabbits, poultry
and other such foods are not included in the Regulations,
and may be exposed outside shops. Regulations to deal
with groceries and fish would also appear to be desirable.
The wholesale meat stores, and the vehicles used, have
been kept under observation during the year.