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During the year 3671bs. of diseased meat were seized, and
64395/8lbs. were surrendered. There are 7 slaughter-houses in use
in the district and each slaughter-house received on an average
17.4 visits per month. There were 42 butchers' shops in the district
at the end of 1928.
2. Public Abattoir.—There is no public abattoir in the district.
Slaughtering may take place at any time, subject to the requisite
notice being given. From time to time suggestions have been
brought forward as to the possibility of establishing an abattoir.
I have on every occasion advised against it, on the grounds that I
do not think that at the present time the expense is justified, owing
to the fact that by far the greater part of the meat coming into the
district is bought at Smithfield and inspected there. There does
not seem to be with the growth of the district any demand for
further facilities for slaughtering at present.
3. Action under Section 117, Public Health Act, 1875.—
None during 1928.
4. Tubercular Meat.—There was none seized, but 3029£ lbs.
were surrendered during the year.

The slaughter-houses as a whole are unsatisfactory.
The additional work thrown on the staff by the Public Health
(Meat) Regulations, 1924, has been considerable and is best shown
by the number of inspections as compared with previous years : —