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SECTION E.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION
OF FOOD.
(a) Milk Supply.
The milk retailed for consumption in the area is all
pasteurised and bottled.
No. of Distributors with Dairy Premises 5
No. of Distributors with Shop Premises 30
No. of Distributors from outside area 6
Licences granted by the Council under the Milk
(Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949, and the
Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milkj
Regulations, 1949:—
Dealers' Licences:—
Pasteurised Milk ... 27
Tuberculin Tested Milk 27
Sterilised Milk 35
Supplementary Licences:—
Pasteurised Milk 5
Tuberculin Tested Milk 5
Sterilised Milk 6
(b) Slaughterhouses.
There is no public slaughterhouse in the area, and no
licences have been granted for private slaughterhouses.
The majority of the butchers in the area obtain their
supplies through Smithfield Market, and only three indicated
any interest in slaughtering facilities. These butchers were
able to make satisfactory arrangements at slaughterhouses
in adjoining areas.
It has been necessary to inspect the following carcases
at shops in the area following slaughter: —
Cattle 4
Calves 19
Sheep and Lambs 22
Pigs 72
4 Pigs Heads (weight 42 lbs.) and 1 mesenteric fat
(weight 2 lbs.) were condemned with Tuberulosis, and one
set of lungs (weight 3} lbs.) with pneumonia.
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