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It is unfortunate that the prejudices of many years' standing
are not dispelled easily, and it was found necessary, in one case,
owing to continual disregard of the provisions of the Milk and
Dairies Order, to take legal action against the offender.
The Sanitary Inspectors visited the cowsheds, but it was not
found necessary to serve any official notices.
Other Foods.
There are a number of Factories dealing with food of various
kinds in the Borough, and these, together with the Retail Shops,
Bakehouses (there are 45 underground bakehouses), and other
premises are continually under the observation of the District
Sanitary Inspectors, 8,396 visits being paid during the year.
The Food Inspector (Mr. E. F. Hughes) who devotes the
greater part of his time to the administration of the Sale of Food
and Drugs Acts, is charged equally with the other Inspectors with
the duty of safeguarding the sale of food in market streets and
other premises where dietary articles are exposed for sale.
REPORT OF THE VETERINARY SURGEON
(Mr. H. E. Bywater)
AND THE MEAT INSPECTOR (Mr. T. R. Harris).
Public Health (Meat) Regulations and
Slaughter House Bye Laws.
Scope of Report;
This report surveys the work performed under the regulations
with the exception of that under parts IV. and V. (which
relate to shops, stores and stalls), and also the action taken under
the Slaughter-house Bye-laws in regard to humane killing.
Ante-Mortem Examinations:
A number of interesting subjects were observed among the
9,810 animals inspected before slaughter, to which special attention
was directed at the subsequent post-mortem examinations.
Cases of notifiable disease so observed were duly notified to the
Veterinary Inspector under the Contagious Diseases of Animals
Acts.
Post-mortem Examinations.
The animals which passed through the slaughter-houses
numbered 20,979, which is an addition of 6,832 or 48.2 per cent.
as compared with the preceding year. The increase was general,
but the largest increase occurred amongst swine. In some
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