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Slaughter-houses
Four licences were renewed during the year. Consider
action of the condition of three slaughter-houses was further
deferred ponding the execution of essential 'repairs.
Public Abattoir. A comprehensive report on the
provision of, and necessity for, a public abattoir in the
Borough was presented to the Public Health Committee during the
year.
In the existing circumstances, however, consideration
of the matter was deferred,
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1955.
Seven slaughter-men were on the register of the
Department at the end of the year.
Meat and Other Foods
No general slaughtering took place in the Borough
during the year. The number of pigs slaughtered under licences
granted by the Ministry of Pood was 37. All were inspected.
The following moat and other foods were found unfit
for human consumption
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1 hind quarter of beef .
6 lbs. beef
40 lbs. ox livers
3¾ lbs, brisket
8½ lbs• trimmings
25 lbs, tripe
1 pig's head
1 pig's leg
3 lbs. loin of pork
2 pig's lungs
169 lbs. bacon
14flbs. pork pies
30 lbs. pork sausages
10 stone skate
3 stone pilchards
7 stone herrings
8 3tone haddocks
5 stone soles
15 stone cod
2½ stone dog fish
3 stone monk fish
19 stone fish fillets
05 tins pilchards
1 tin crawfish
8 tins crayfish
40 tins herrings
170 tins sardines
224 tins salmon
24 tins mackerel
95 tins miscellaneous fish
5 lbs. tomatoes
7 lbs. split peas
7 lbs. peas
4 lbs. beans
107 lbs. dried peas
76 lbs. haricot beans
420 tins vegetables
464 tins fruit
33 lbs. fruit
20 lbs. sultanas
20 lb3. currants
533 tins meat
83 tins soup
2,109 tins milk
14 tins milk powder
470 eggs
5 tins dried eggs
28 lbs. egg powder
190¾ lbs. cheese
22 lbs. butter
47 lbs. margarine
3 lbs. lard
7 lbs. suet
36 lbs. barloy
14 lbs. oatmeal
92 lbs. breakfast oats
13 pkts. semolina
30 lbs. semolina
3 lbs. cornflour
48lbs. pudding mixture
1 tin Bemax
96 lbs. sago
78 lbs. rice
18 lbs. tea
8 bottles coffee
6 lbs. cocoa
78 lbs. sugar
7 lbs. ginger
983 lbs. flour
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