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(3) There is no public slaughter house in the district.
The number of private slaughter houses in the district is
as follows:-
In 1920. In January, 1925. In December, 1925.
Registered5 5 5
Licensed - - -
Total 5 5 5
(c) Other Foods.
The Sanitary Inspector has all shops, carts, barrows
&c., under constant observation, and many visits are paid
to premises where food is kept or prepared.
There are five bakehouses in use in the district, and
all are in a very satisfactory condition. None are underground.
The work of sampling articles of food, etc., under the
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, is carried out by County
Council Officers.
There has been no cases of food poisoning in the
district during the year 1925
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
There were 38 factories and workshops (including workplaces)
on the register at the end of the year.
One Hundred and Seventy-eight inspections were made
to the above premises. The numbsr of defects found to
exist was only four, and these were remedied by the owners,
a written notice being sent in three instances. These
defects were not of any size.
The previous table shows the prevalence of the principal
Infectious Diseases during the year 1925. Scarlet fever
comes first with 32 cases; following closely is Diptheria
with 21 cases. There were only five other cases notified
during the year, namely, Typhoid and Para Typhoid 2,
Erysipelas 2, and Ophthalma Neoratorqm 1,