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Slaughterhouse licences granted previous to the thirty-first of January
expired on that date, and applied to nine existing slaughterhouses, four
of which were registered, and five other slaughterhouses previously subject
to annual licences.
Applications for licence under Section 57 of the Food and Drugs
Act, 1938, were received from the occupiers of eight slaughterhouses. Four
licences were granted and the occupier of the remaining slaughterhouses
agreed to execute necessary improvements and repairs.
The repairs in question were, however, suspended owing to prohibition
of slaughtering in private slaughterhouses for the period of the war. Enemy
action has also rendered the condition of three of these premises beyond
further repair.
Meat distributing centres in various areas had already been established
under Government control, including the present depot in Woodford. Three
hundred and forty inspections were made at this depot during the year
and the total quantity of meat, including offal, condemned as unfit for
human consumption amounted to eight tons, thirteen hundredweights,
one quarter, twenty pounds.
Foods examined upon other premises and surrendered as unfit for
human consumption included the following:—
322 Rabbits.
140 lbs. Bacon.
42 lbs. Ham.
35 lbs. Meat trimmings.
18 lbs. Cooked Meats.
4 lbs. Ham Roll.
74 lbs. Butter.
2 lbs. Sausages.
6 lbs. Cod Fillets.
1 box Bloaters.
In addition, large stocks of food were examined in shops and premises
following damage by enemy action, the remains of food products were
often unidentifiable, and considerable quantities of food were rendered
unfit for human consumption by the action of fire and water, or from
contamination by dust and dirt from fallen debris or the results of broken
and splintered glass.
A total of one hundred and twenty-eight visits were made in connection
with the above shops.
Bakehouses.—There are fourteen bakehouses in the district; two of
these are underground bakehouses. Thirty-three inspections were made
and the provisions of the Bakehouse Regulations were observed
satisfactorily.