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All the premises have been in use during 1928.
The buildings, with one exception, are old. One
slaughterhouse has been very much improved by the removal
of an old loft overhead and the provision of added light and
ventilation. A new pen has also been constructed at these
premises.
One thousand nine hundred and ninety visits were
paid to these premises during the year as compared with
1,701 during 1927.
New Bye-laws were adopted by the Corporation during
the year, including the requirement that all animals shall be
stunned by a mechanically operated instrument previous to
slaughter. The Bye-laws came into force in November, but
it is too early yet to report on the result.
Disinfection
The increase in the number of notified cases of infectious
disease was responsible for the larger number of houses
disinfected during 1928, compared with 1927. There were
397 rooms in 353 houses sprayed and fumigated with formalin;
2,326 articles were passed through the steam disinfector.
This figure is not high when one considers the increase in
the number of houses disinfected.
Disinfection of premises is not only carried out after
notifiable infectious diseases, but also at the request of the
public. In such cases a charge, sufficient to cover the cost
of the work, is made.
The Infectious Motor Ambulance is constructed for the
dual purpose of removing patients to Hospital and for the
conveying of bedding to and from the disinfecting station.
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
Thirteen visits were made to Factories and Workshops,
etc. Other details with respect to these premises are contained
in the tables on pages 24 and 25.