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The following licences have been issued :
Dealer's Supplementary
Designation Licence Licences
Tuberculin Tested10 10
Pasteurised 11 10
Sterilised. 15 12
An order made under Section 23 of the Food and Drugs
(Milk, Dairies and Artificial Cream) Act, 1950, specifying this
district as one within which the use of special designations in relation
to milk sold by retail is in force.
During the year thirty-six samples of milk were taken for
bacteriological examination; all hut one passed the Statutory tests,
i.e., the Methylene Blue and Phosphatase tests in the case of
pasteurised milk and Turbidity test in the case of sterilised milk.
It has not been necessary to take any action under Article 20
of the Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949, to prohibit the sale of
milk.
Ice Cream.
Ninety-seven persons are registered for the sale of ice cream
in the district, including fourteen who are registered for its
manufacture. All the latter use methods of heat treatment laid
down in the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations. In sampling,
emphasis has been placed on our own manufacturers and on unwrapped
ice cream brought into the district from other areas.

Fourteen samples of water ices and ice lollies were taken, all
of which were reported to be satisfactory.
The Inspection of Meat and other Foods.
The decontrol of meat supplies in July resulted in private
slaughtering being permissible again after a lapse of fourteen years.
During this time slaughterhouses in this district were used only
for occasional pigs slaughtered under licence from the Ministry of
Food or in cases of emergency.
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There are now three licensed
slaughterhouses in use and details of the animals slaughtered and
diseases found are set out below :