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Hornsey 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Tuberculin Tested Milk (Pasteurised) is Tuberculin
Tested Milk which is also Pasteurised.
Tuberculin Tested Milk (Certified) is Tuberculin
Tested Milk which is bottled on the farm.
ACCREDITED milk conies from cows that have
passed a veterinary inspection, but not a test
for tuberculosis.
The old designations—
Certified
Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)
Grade A
are abolished.
Special Designated Mii.k Licences.
Producers of, and dealers in, special designated milk are
required to obtain licences annually.
During the year licences under the old designations were in
force as follows:—
| Sale of Pasteurised Milk | 21 |
| „ „ „ ,, (Supplementary) | 3 |
| ,, ,, Certified Milk | 3 |
| ,, ,, ,, (Supplementary) | 1 |
| „ „ Grade A (T.T.) Milk | 4 |
| „ ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, (Supplementary) | 2 |
| „ „ „ „ Milk | 3 |
| „ ,, ,, ,, (Pasteurised) Milk | 1 |
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 285 animals
have been inspected under the Regulations. Meat offal weighing
371/2 lbs. was condemned, surrendered and destroyed.