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Most of the meat sold in the district comes from the Central
Meat Market, and has therefore been already carefully examined.
Very rarely, indeed, is anything found wrong with meat so procured.
Some meat, however, is brought from a neighbouring district,
and is less satisfactory. There are three slaughter-houses in the
district, and Mr. Robinson, the Assistant Inspector, who is specially
trained in food inspection, is usually present on killing days. One
carcase was during the year found to be tuberculous, and was at
once destroyed. On several occasions during the year, livers,
joints, &c., have been destroyed immediately at the request of one
or other inspector.
There are 18 eating-houses, and two places where ice cream is
prepared in the district. These are frequently inspected.
The report of Mr. Houghton, the County Inspector under the
Food and Drugs Act, who doubtless gives as much time to this
district as his very large area of work allows, is given on page 49.
The Sewerage and Drainage of the District was
referred to in detail in my report for 1908, and in that for 1905
a plan was given which shows the chief lines of our system.
During 1909 very little sewerage work of consequence was
carried out, other than that of course necessitated by the opening
up of new roads by builders.
As will, however, be seen on reference to the table given on
page 56, in 67 cases defective drains were amended, and
in 18 reconstruction was carried out.
It was possible during 1909 to give much more time than
formerly to systematic drain testing.