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to sell special grades of milk. All these liccnces were granted. In each
case the licence was granted for the purpose of authorising the dealer
to sell specially designated milk from shops within the Borough. No
application has been made for a licence giving authority to set up
bottling or pasteurising establishments in the Borough. The following
Table No. 36 shows the numbers of licences granted for the sale of milk
under special designations during the past two years.

No samples of graded or other milk were submitted for bacteriological
examination during the year.
Further reference to milk is made in the Public Analyst's Report
for the year and details of magisterial proceedings taken in cases oj
adulterated milk will be found in the sub-section dealing with the Food
and Drugs (Adulteration) Act.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.—Meat inspection is carried
*• out by the Sanitary Inspectors. Arrangements have been made whereby
adequate notice of the time of slaughter is obtained. During the
year 100 sheep were inspected at the time of slaughter. No application
for the marking of meat under the Regulations has been received.
Instructions under the Regulations have been formulated to deal
with stalls, shops, stores and vehicles. These have been approved
by the Council, and circulated amongst traders concerned. No meat
stalls exist in the Borough at the present time.
Slaughter-houses.—There are now two private slaughter-houses
in the Borough and 30 inspections of these premises were made during
1930. In compliance with the byelaws prescribing humane slaughtering'
approved methods of slaughter are employed in each of the premises.
There is no public abattoir in the Borough.
The following table shows, in the form required by the Ministry of
Health, the number of private slaughter-houses in use in the Borough
on the dates indicated