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COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
There are 2 registered Common Lodging Houses in the
Borough, viz :—
John Othen, 8 & 10, Vicarage Road,
William Marsh, 52, Canbury Passage,
There is accommodation for 56 men in the former and 35
men in the latter. The premises are periodically inspected and
are generally found in a satisfactory condition. These premises
have evidently filled a need in the Borough, as upon the occasion
of each visit I have found all the beds in use.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
1 slaughterhouse, situate 37, High Street, has been closed
during the year.
There are now 6 private slaughterhouses in the Borough, all
of which have been in use during the year. The addresses are:—
No. 36, Cambridge Road. No. 45, Cambridge Grove Road.
No. 90, Acre Road. No. 120, London Road.
Bath Passage. Cowleaze Road.
The buildings, with one exception, are old. They are,
however, kept in a fairly satisfactory condition and the occupiers
show willingness to comply with your Council's requirements.
73 visits were paid to these premises duriug the year.
These visits were made at the time of slaughtering so far as
possible, but as no notice of slaughtering is given to the Sanitary
Inspector, and the times of slaughtering are not regular, it is
obvious that only a proportion of the animals killed could be
examined.
MEAT AND FOODS INSPECTION.
This branch of the work has received considerable attention
during the year. Every care has been taken to detect any
diseased, unsound or unwholesome food.
During the year no less than 409 visits have been paid to
premises where food is prepared or exposed for sale. Probably
the most important part of this work is that of examination of
carcases at the time of slaughter, when all the organs may be
examined. It is to be regretted that the time available for this work
during 1920 was only approximately 50% of the time devoted to
the same work during 1919. The quantity of diseased and
unsound meat discovered and condemned during 1920 was also
approximately 50% of that for 1919. It would, however, be
unjust to attribute this decrease solely to the diminished number