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Milk supply
Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959
These regulations require local authorities to keep a register of
all persons carrying on the trade of distributor in their district and
of all premises within their district which are used as dairies, not
being dairy farms.
During the year 23 applications were received from persons to
be registered as distributors of milk. In each case the certificate
of registration was granted. Thirty-two notices of cancellation of
registration were received. At the end of the year there were 253
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) (Amendment) Regulations, 1965
These regulations provide for the issue of Dealers (Prepacked
Milk) Licences under the special designation "Ultra-Heat
Treated" and 18 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 578.
Slaughter of animals
There are no licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough.