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appreciated and are especially useful for the detection of
diphtheria carrier cases.

Milk Supply.
An appreciable amount of the milk supply is produced
locally. The condition under which it is produced
varies, but is on the whole moderately good. A
keen inspection is kept up. No Grade A milk has been
sold, though we have approached some of the local producers,
and hope they may eventually be persuaded.
One milk sample was taken from an emaciated cow
and an innoculation test carried out. The result was
satisfactory.
No veterinary inspector has yet been appointed.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1925.
All the milk purveyors have been interviewed and
their attention drawn to these regulations. No further
action has been necessary.
Public Health Meat Regulations, 1924.
Upon these regulations coming into force all the
local butchers were called together and the terms of the
regulations explained to them by the Inspector, when the
butchers unanimously agreed to keep their shop windows
closed, not to exhibit meat in front of their shops and
generally to comply with the terms of the regulations.
No difficulty has been experienced in the administration
of these regulations.
There are 110 street stalls within the district.
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