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MILK AND DAIRIES (CONSOLIDATION)
ACT 1915.
TUBERCULOSIS ORDER 1925.
During the year 1933 thirty-seven samples of milk were taken
from a retailer in the district. These samples were submitted
to the Lister Institute for animal inoculation tests for the presence
of tubercle bacilli. Seven samples were found to contain living
tubercle bacilli. Two of these samples were traced to farms in
Hertfordshire; at one the offending cow was discovered and
slaughtered, at the other no offending animal was found, but sixcows
had recently been sold by the owner. The remaining live
samples were from Middlesex producers, and in one casethe offending
cow was discovered and slaughtered, in the remaining four cases
could not be traced. Eight cows were reported by owners as
suspected to be suffering from tuberculosis and six of these cows
were slaughtered. One further cow was discovered and slaughtered
whilst an examination of the herd under the Tuberculosis Order
1925 was being carried out.
THE MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1923.
The inspection of premises where Graded Milk is sold has been
carried out as heretofore.
No request was received during the year from the Ministry of
Health for samples of Certified Milk to be taken for analysis to
see that they fulfilled the requirements of the Act, and if they
came up to the standard necessary for Certified Milk.
Meat.
There are no public abattoirs in the District. Quite a large
quantity of meat slaughtered at the Caledonian Market is brought
into the District.

Mr. Fred Wilson, Chief Sanitary Inspector, Mr. T. M. Boswell
Mr. H. Wiggett and Mr. A. J. Williams, Sanitary Inspectors, who,