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Condemned food is destroyed at the Council's Depot at Low
Hall Farm. The only exception to this is where sufficient meat is
condemned and is worth salvaging, it is disposed of through reliable
sources, being used mainly for soap manufacture.
(g) Food Poisoning Outbreaks.
Fifteen notifications were received and investigated.
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS
Swine Fever (Infected Areas) Order, 1953.
One Order was issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and
Fisheries in May, restricting movement of swine without licence
into or out of the Borough. One licence was issued allowing
thirty pigs to be moved out of the Borough.
The Order was withdrawn in August.
Fowl Pest Order, 1936.
No Orders were issued during the year in respect of the
Borough.
Three notices were served by an Inspector of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries on premises in the Borough restricting
movement of poultry into or out of those premises. These notices
were withdrawn within a very short period.
PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951
Twenty-three premises are licensed in the Borough for sale
of pet animals. These premises are licensed annually.
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
The agreed scheme of work has continued, and the two
trained Operatives have been fully engaged under the general
supervision of the Sanitary Inspectors.