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designations. The licences are dated for a period expiring on the
31st December of the year, in respect of which they are granted.
During 1932 licences for the sale of designated milk were issued
as follows:—
Certified Milk 10
Certified Milk (Supplementary) 1
Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) Milk 27
Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) Milk (Supplementary) 5
Grade "A" Milk 6
Pasteurised Milk 35
Pasteurised Milk (Supplementary) 2
Total 86
Under the designation "Grade 'A' (Tuberculin Tested)
Milk" included two establishments in this Borough registered for
bottling this Grade of milk.
No application was received for a licence to set up a pasteurising
establishment within the area of this authority.
It is unfortunate that the sale of Certified and Grade "A"
(Tuberculin Tested) Milk has not reached the level that might be
expected having regard to the advantages that these graded milks
possess as compared with the non-designated milks.
The higher cost to the consumer is no doubt a reason for the
restricted sales, but it is a debatable point whether the average
householder would allow this consideration to influence his purchase
if he realised that it is possible to obtain a milk of much higher
standard of purity and cleanliness at a slightly increased cost.
A more intensive campaign of education of the general public
is necessary to stimulate the sale of designated milks, and it would
seem that should be carried out by the vendors themselves.
Meat and other Foods.
Food-stuffs and the premises where food is stored, sold or
prepared for sale are kept under observation by Mr. Nash, the
Inspector who is especially entrusted with this work.
Slaughter-houses.
Under the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, notice must
be given to the Council by any person who intends to slaughter any
animal. The Inspector on receiving such notice attends at the
slaughter-houses during the slaughter and afterwards examines the
carcases.
The number and description of the animals slaughtered at the
two registered slaughter-houses in Camberwell during the year,
is shown in the following table:—