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*This sample showed a microbic content above the Standard.
The results of such examinations were reported to the Ministry of
Health, and, in the case of samples not within the standard, to the
County Medical Officer concerned.
Animal Inoculation. Thirty-three samples of milk were submitted
to the bacteriologist for the detection of Tubercle Bacilli (Guinea pig
inoculation), all with negative results.
2. Meat Premises. (a) Slaughterhouses. There are two slaughterhouses
in the Borough and these were kept under regular and efficient
supervision, 258 visits having been paid. It is now found possible to
inspect all Beasts and Pigs and the majority of Sheep slaughtered.
The co-operation of the owners has been successfully enlisted, and any
meat or offal, where the slightest suspicion exists, is laid aside for
inspection. During the year, five cold stores situated in cellars, were
discontinued and reconstructed on ground floor level.
The following is a statement of the animals slaughtered and the
carcases or offal destroyed.
Slaughtered. 238 bullocks. 57 calves. 1852 sheep. 242 pigs.