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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 7
Licences granted by the Council under the Milk
(Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949 to 1954,
and the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised
Milk) Regulations, 1949 to 1953.—
Dealers' Licences:—
Pasteurised Milk 30
Tuberculin Tested Milk 29
Sterilised Milk 36
Supplementary Licences:—
Pasteurised Milk 6
Tuberculin Tested Milk 5
Sterilised Milk 6
15 samples of milk were forwarded to the Public Health
Laboratory for the Methylene Blue and Phosphatase Tests,
and all were satisfactory with the exception of two samples
which were unsatisfactory owing to the atmospheric shade
temperature being 72°C.
(b) Slaughterhouses.
There are no slaughterhouses in the area, and the
majority of the butchers obtain their supplies through
Smithfield Market.
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