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The case rate per 1,000 population 0.15 compares favourably
with the provisional figure for London, of 0.25.
Slaughterhouses and Knackers' Yards.
Five premises are licensed as slaughterhouses under Section 57
of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938. At only one of these premises is
regular slaughtering carried on. This slaughterhouse deals mainly
with horses. Another section of the premises is licensed as a
knacker's yard.
The number of horses slaughtered at this slaughterhouse during
the past three years is as follows
1948 1949 1950
3,189 2,889 2,750
781 animals were slaughtered in the knacker's yard during 1950.
Regular visits are made by the District Sanitary Inspectors to
ensure compliance with the regulations and to carry out post-mortem
examinations of the animals slaughtered.
During the year 16 licences to slaughter were issued in accordance
with the provisions of the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
Preserved Foods.
95 premises used in connection with the manufacture and/or
preparation of preserved foods are registered under Section 14 of
the Food and Drugs Act, 1938. During the year 3 new registrations
were made -
Manufacture of Sausages 1
Preparat ion of Preserved Foods 2
Middlesex County Council Act, 1944: Section 279 - Registration
of Hawkers.