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During the year licences were granted as follows:—
Pasteurising and sale of Pasteurised Milk 1
Sale of Pasteurised Milk 18
Sale of Pasteurised Milk (Supplementary) 1
Sale of Certified Milk 4
Bottling and sale of Grade "A" (T.T.) Milk 1
Sale of Grade "A" (T.T.) Milk 5
Sale of Grade "A" (T.T.) Milk (Supplementary) 1
Sale of Grade "A" Milk 3
Sale of Grade "A" (Pasteurised) Milk 2
Meat and Other Foods.
Under the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, notice
of intention to slaughter animals has to be sent by the butchers
to the Medical Officer of Health. In this way the Inspectors are
enabled to examine the carcase and organs of every animal killed
for human consumption.
During the year the carcases and meat offal of 845 animals
have been inspected under the Regulations. Meat offal weighing
in all 74 lbs. was condemned, surrendered and destroyed in the
Council's incinerator.

There are six licensed slaughter-houses in the Borough.
The Byelaws relating to slaughter-houses were revised in
November, 1930, and the use of a "mechanical killer" made
compulsory in the slaughter of any bull, ox, cow or heifer.
The Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933, which supersedes the
Council's bye-law as to slaughtering of larger animals, also
requires the holding of a licence to slaughter and stun animals
in slaughter-houses. Seven persons have been so licensed, and