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the licensed slaughterhouse went out of use and so at the end of the year only
one registered slaughterhouse remained. There is no public abattoir.
During the year, 263 animals were slaughtered in the slaughterhouses
and all the meat was inspected.
In connection with the inspection of meat and other foods, the following
were found to be diseased or unsound and were voluntarily surrendered for
destruction:—
Meat, including offal and rabbits 910 lbs.
Cream 88 lbs.
Potatoes 168 lbs.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
Under Section 3 of the Act, 14 licences each of three years' duration
were issued to slaughtermen during 1934 and therefore are still in force. No
new licences were issued during 1935. No contraventions of the Act were noted
during the year.
Adulteration.
The Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act is administered by the County
Council, and the following figures, which were kindly supplied by the Chief
Officer of the Public Control Department of the Count}' Council, show the
number of samples taken during the year by the Council's officers in Southall,
and the result of the analyses:—