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it had been licensed up to the year ending 31st March, 1967. In
February, 1967, the Health Committee renewed the licence for a period
of three months only, ending on 30th June, 1967. A further application
by the licensee for the renewal of the licence was refused and
the applicant appealed to the Magistrates' Court against the Committee's
decision. The Appeal was heard before the Wallington Magistrates
on 17th August, 1967, and the case went over to 22nd August,
28th September, 16th November and 14th December, on which latter
date it was finally determined.
The Court came to the conclusion that where breaches of Regulations
were alleged it would have been reasonable for such breaches
to have been brought to the notice of the licence-holder. Furthermore
the Court thought that the Local Authority would have brought the
contents of the adverse report considered by the Health Committee
to the licence-holder's notice and to have clearly indicated that report
as a prime reason for granting a licence for three months only. The
Court, therefore, allowed the Appeal and awarded a sum of 600
guineas costs against the Council. At the end of 1967 the Council
were considering an Appeal to the Divisional Court.
During the year ten slaughterman's licences were issued under
the provisions of the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1958.

The total weight of meat condemned as unfit for human consumption
was 7 tons 15 cwts. 10 lbs.
Four hundred and sixty-seven visits were made to the slaughterhouse
for the purpose of meat inspection during the year, and 100%
inspection service was maintaimed
Poultry Inspection.
The slaughter and dressing of hens and broilers has taken place
on one day each week at the slaughterhouse at Mitcham after the
slaughtering of other food animals has ceased. The average number
of birds handled each week was 200.
The poultry are removed from the place of slaughter to a
butcher's shop within the Borough and here they are subject to a
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