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During the year 18 applications were received from persons to
be registered as distributors of milk. In each case a certificate of
registration was granted. Five notices of cancellation of registration
were received. At the end of the year there were 262 persons
and one dairy on the register.
The bulk of the milk sold by retailers in the Borough is bottled
in well-designed dairies and its quality is good.
Food and Drugs Act, 1955
During the year, 100 samples of milk were submitted for analysis
to which reference is made towards the end of this section of the
report.
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1963
These regulations provide for the issue of Dealers (Prepacked
Milk) Licences under certain designations and the number of
licences granted during 1969 is given below : —
Special designation Number of licences issued
" Pasteurised" 23
" Sterilised" 12
" Untreated " 1
Milk (Special Designation) (Amendment) Regulations, 1965
These regulations provide for the issue of Dealers (Prepacked
Milk) Licences under the special designation " Ultra-Heat
Treated" and 15 applications for such licences were received
during the year.
Butchers' shops
There are 157 butchers' shops in the Borough. The majority are
registered under Section 16(l)(b) of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955,
for the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, preserved,
pickled or pressed foods. Visits made to these shops during
the year numbered 470.
Slaughter of animals
There are no licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough.
Poultry processing
There is one establishment in the Borough at which the preparation
of poultry for sale is carried out on a comparatively large
scale. The birds are received from the proprietor's own farms
where they have been bred, killed and de-feathered and at this
stage the carcasses are subject to a preliminary inspection. On
arrival at the premises in this Borough, the carcasses are eviscerated
and dressed, following which a further inspection is made. The
majority of these birds go to cafes and hotels and some are for
retail sale.