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ARTICLES OF FOOD SEIZED OR SURRENDERED AS UNFIT
FOR FOOD.
During the year the following articles of food were seized by
the Inspectors or surrendered as being unfit for food, viz.: 12 sides
and 25 fore-ends of bacon ; 9 boxes of ox cheeks; 30 rabbits;
50 tins of corned beef; 5 boxes of fish ; ½ cwt. cheese ; 1 sack of
potatoes.
COW-HOUSES, DAIRIES, AND MILKSHOPS.
(a) Cow-houses.—At the end of 1917 there were 13 licensed
cowkeepers in the Borough with 15 sheds. Inspector Bobbitt
reports that he made 40 inspections of these during the year, and
found it necessary to serve one notice for repairs which was immediately
attended to.
(b) Dairies and Milkshops.—During the year 9 premises were
removed from the register and 4 new premises added, thus making
the total on the register at the end of the year 287. The proprietors
of milk premises were changed in 6 instances. Inspector Bobbitt
reports that he made 151 visits of inspection to these premises
during the year.
Offensive Trades.—Two visits of inspection were made by
Inspector Bobbitt to the only offensive trade premises in the
Borough, viz., a tripe boiler.
Slaughter-houses.—The number of slaughter-houses in the
Borough at the end of 1917 was 20. Inspector Bobbitt reports
that he made 73 visits of inspections to these during that period,
and examined the carcases of 39 oxen, 463 sheep or lambs, and found
the following parts and organs diseased, viz.:—The carcase and
organs of a sheep emaciated and dropsical; two ox livers affected
with abscess.
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