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A licence was granted to one local firm for the bottling of Grade "A" (T.T.)
Milk, and one for the treatment and sale of milk as " pasteurised."
(b) Ice-Cream—Barking Corporation Act, 1933—Section 160.—There are 94
vendors registered, in accordance with this Act, of which 35 are manufacturers
with premises in Barking. Twelve vendors had premises outside the district.
Twenty-one samples were submitted for bacteriological examination, one of
which was unsatisfactory. This one sample was taken from a vendor, whose
premises are situated outside the district.
2. MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
(a) Meat.—There was a considerable increase during the year in the use of the
one licensed slaughterhouse.
This licence is renewable annually. The premises are situated in the centre of
the town and in view of the changing circumstances and developments taking place
it may be that the Council will be considering the continuance of slaughtering at
these premises.
The slaughterhouse was well conducted during the year.
The following table gives particulars of notifications received, and the animals
slaughtered, during the eight years ended December 31st, 1935.
Year
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Notifications Received
126
72
.
64
39
57
34
205
236
Cattle
40
04
80
12
10
41
350
447
Pigs
409
137
93
200
84
18
502
1131
Sheep
815
420
332
173
270
241
1038
1346
Calves
71
10
11
1
9
1
140
157
Totals
1335
637
516
386
373
301
2030
3081
Diseased meat was destroyed as under:—
Description.
Disease
Weight.
255 beasts' lungs
Tuberculosis
2550 lbs.
6 „ lungs
Echinococcus Vet.
60 „
2 „ lungs
Parasitic
20 „
8 „ lungs
Adhesions
80 „
2 „ lungs
Abscesses
20 „
2 „ lungs
Aspirated
20 „
2 „ lungs
Abscess & Cirrhosis
20 „
29 „ livers
Cirrhosis
406 „