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MEAT AND OTHER FOODS IN RETAIL SHOPS,
Pork 51-lbs; Sausages 104-lbs; Perk Sausage Meat
60-lbs; Pelenses 53-7033; Eacon 43f-lbs. Rabbits
273-lbs; Ducks 3; fish 245 stones; Fish Cakes 377;
Eggs; 266; Butter ¾ lb; sugar 35½ lbs; Rice 10-lbs;
Biste 10-lbs Flour 140 lbs; Cheese 25-lbs;
Apple Tarts 4; frunes 127-lbs; Apples 41-lbs;
Tomatoes 22-lbs; Baricot Beans 18-lbs;
Miscellaneous foodtuffs 225½ tins, jars, bottles
and packets.
TEE SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS ACT - 1933.
All animals slaughtered in ^he district have been
stunned by means of a mechanically-operated instrument
in accordance with the terms of this Act;.
Three persons Were licensed to act as Slaughtermen
during 1943.
There are 25 Bakehouses within the District, and of
these 18 are provided "with meeha nical power. A good
standard of cleanliness and sanitary condition generally
obtained.
RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919.
THE INFESTATION ORDER 1943.
Pursuant to the Direction given by the Minister of Food
under Article 5 of the above-mentioned Order, a survey of
the Borough was made and, as a result, no major
infestations of rats or mice were discovered.
The survey was carried out by individual visits to all
possible but not necessarily probable sites of infestation.
During 1943, 1335 visits were made in connection with
rat or mice infested or suspected infested premises. In
addition to these visits, the Corporation's Disinfector
made numerous visits to private premises and to premises
in the occupation of the Corporation. 110 premises were
satisfactorily cleared of rats or mice.
MOSQUITO BREEDING.
No evidence of mosquito breeding was detected in the
various static water tanks in the Borough.
SCHOOLS.
The sanitary condition and water supply of the
Schools are satisfactory.
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