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Slaughtering There is one licensed slaughterhouse in the
district. No animals were slaughtered during the year.
Slaughter of Animals Act 1933. Three licences to act as
slaughtermen were granted in 1951.
Bakehouses There are twenty four bakehouses in the
district, and of these twenty two are provided with mechanical
power. A good standard of cleanliness and sanitary condition
generally obtained.
Shops Acts 1934-1950. Four hundred and one visits were
made to various types of premises in connection with Section 10
of the Shops Act 1934. The arrangements made for the health and
comfort of the shop workers are generally satisfactory.
Schools. The sanitary condition and the water supply to the
schools in the area were found to be satisfactory.
Hairdressers and Barbers Premises. Seventy five Inspections
were made under the Hairdressers or Barbers Byelaws, 1947, and
revealed that the majority of the premises are well conducted
and generally satisfactory.
Nine cases of minor infringements of the Byelaws were discovered
and remedied.
LICENCED PREMISES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT
Sixteen visits were made to licenced places of public
entertainment in the district. They are mainly used for cinematograph
shows, concerts, dancing and social functions. The
sanitary arrangements were Inspected and a relatively good
standard of cleanliness found to exist.
Licenced Public Houses
During the year an investigation was carried out into the
general and sanitary conditions of the thirty six Licenced
Public Houses in the Borough and a special report was presented
to the Public Health Committee.
Attention was primarily directed towards the available
facilities for the washing and sterilisation of glasses, the
adequacy of bar and cellar ventilation, and the general sanitary
accommodation arrangements available to the public and the staff.
The survey was launched by a communication being addressed
to all the licensees, and the duty of carrying out the Investigation
was delegated to one of the assistant sanitary Inspectors.
The fullest co-operation was received from the licensees
and the various brewery companies concerned.
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