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SECTION E.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVlSION
OF FOOD
(a) Milk Supply.
The milk retailed for consumption in the area is all
pasteurised and bottled.
No. of Distributors with Dairy Premises 4
No. of Distributors with Shop Premises 27
No. of Distributors from outside area 7
Licences granted by the Council under the Milk
(Special Designation) Regulations, 1960 :—
Dealers' Licences:—
Pasteurised Milk 30
Tuberculin Tested Milk 34
Sterilised Milk 37
24 samples of milk were forwarded to the Public Health
Laboratory for the Methylene Blue and phosphatase Tests,
of which 8 failed. The milk was taken from milk-vending
machines which have since been discontinued.
(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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