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SLAUGHTER HOUSE AND MEAT AND FOOD
INSPECTIONS.
The number of Registered and Licensed Slaughter Houses in
the district remains the same as last year, viz.:—8, one of these
being solely used for the purpose of slaughtering horses and cattle
not intended for human consumption.
They have been kept under constant observation and the
necessary steps have been taken to secure proper compliance with
the bye-laws, particular attention being directed to cleanliness,
removal of garbage, limewashing. etc.
The visits to these premises have been timed as far as possible
to take place when slaughtering is likely to be in progress. In
several instances the organs of animals were found to be affected
with disease or other affection, and these were destroyed upon
attention being called to their condition.
The premises wherein food is exposed, kept or deposited for the
purpose of sale, have been kept under close and careful supervision
and it affords me great pleasure to record the fact that the butchers,
fishmongers and general dealers have shown a desire to co-operate
with the Department by submitting for my examination, any attide
of food as to the condition of which they are in doubt.
During the year 108 articles of food were examined, of these,
89 were surrendered, 16 came under my observation and in three
instances seizures were made in accordance with the provisions of
the Public Health Act, 1875, and the Public Health Acts Amend,
ment Act 1890, and in each of these cases orders were obtained from
a Justice of the Peace to destroy the food so as to prevent it being
used for the food of man. In 2 instances legal proceedings were
ordered to be taken, one for exposing for sale, and the other for
selling unsound meat. The Defendant was convicted and fined £5,
and ordered to pay £2. 2s. od. costs.
The following table shows the amount of food destroyed during
the past year.