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Section E. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF
FOOD.
(a) Milk Supply.
The milk retailed for consumption in tlie area is
railborne, pasteurised and bottled, except for one small
supply by a producer retailer.
Licences granted by the Council during 1938 under
the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936, are as
follows: —
For the sale of: —
Pasteurised Milk ... ... ... 29 licences
" Tuberculin Tested " Milk ... ... 14 licences
There is now only one cowshed in the district, and
it is periodically inspected by the Sanitary Inspectors.
The Council's Veterinary Inspector resigned during
the year, and in view of the national change in veterinary
inspection and the small amount of work now remaining
in connection with dairy farms, no sticcessor was
appointed.
Samples of milk have been taken for bacteriological
examination, and the results on the whole have been
good. Any result which does not show a high standard
is followed up and referred to the Medical Officer of
Health of the district of origin. Further samples from
the same distributor are taken and an improvement
always noticed.
(b) Meat Inspection.
There are four registered and one licensed slaughterhouses
in the district. The whole of the animals
slaughtered in the district for human consumption are
examined at the time of or immediately after slaughter
and all meat shops are visited at busy periods of the
week.
Regular inspections of premises where foodstuffs
other than meat are prepared and retailed have also been
made.
Particulars with regard to the number of animals
inspected and meat condemned is shown on Table 5 of
the Chief Sanitary Inspector's report.
Adulteration of Food,
Chemical and Bacteriological examination of food.
The administration of the Acts of Parliament relating
to the above is carried out by the Kent County
Council.
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