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REGULATED TRADES.
Dairies and Cowsheds.
During the year one farm ceased to be occupied as a dairy farm,
although it was not removed from the register.
The registered dairy farms in the district are as set out below:—
Hooley Farm, Woodplace Lane, Coulsdon.
Dean Farm, Brighton Road, Hooley.
Elm Farm, Farleigh.
Moorcroft Farm, Farleigh.
Farleigh House Farm, Farleigh
Farleigh Court Farm, Farleigh
Not producing milk for sale.
There are, in addition, two other farms which supply milk to private
Institutions by which they are owned, viz.:—Woodplace Farm, Woodplace
Lane, Coulsdon, which supplies milk to Netherne Mental Hospital,
and the Farm, Cane Hill, Coulsdon, which supplies milk to Cane Hill
Mental Hospital. There are also a small number of persons who own
two or more cows and use the milk for their own consumption.
Frequent inspections of cowsheds and dairies are made with a
view to requiring compliance with the provisions of the Milk and Dairies
Order, 1926.
A quarterly veterinary inspection of all cows in the District is
undertaken by the Surrey County Council, but in addition the local
Council secures a further quarterly examination by a local Veterinary
Officer.
At the end of the year there were 10 registered dairies, one dairy
having been removed from the register through disuse. The number
of registered retailers was 46, of whom 17 reside outside the district.
SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
There are two slaughter-houses within the District, both of which
are licensed annually.
The number of sheep, pigs and calves slaughtered in them during
the year was approximately 851.
Section 1 of the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933, came into operation
on the 1st January, 1934, and superseded the byelaws with regard to
the stunning of all animals with a mechanically operated instrument.
No alteration in the stunning of animals was involved thereby in this
District.
The Cash Captive Bolt Killer and the Greener Safety Killer are the
instruments used.
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