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milk to 100° C. for forty-five minutes, and this heat kills
nearly all germs, but it is possible that milk so boiled
may lose some of its nutritive value.
If milk is obtained solely from healthy cows and
handled with proper observation with regard to the
prevention of admission of dirt or other filth, and if
the milk be properly cooled immediately after milking,
there is no need for either the pasteurisation, sterilisation,
or for the addition of any of the so-called
preservatives, which do not in themselves tend to
preserve the milk, but to merely mask the putrefactive
changes which may have already commenced in the
milk.
(2) Slaughterhouses.
The butchers' shops and slaughterhouses within the
district remain much about the same number, and all
meat exposed for sale has been under constant supervision.
During the year no tuberculous meat was found
on any premises. The administration of the Sale of
Foods and Drugs Acts is carried out by the County of
Surrey, and latterly much attention has been paid by
the Inspector in the area of the Croydon Rural District
with excellent results.
During the year 28'2 visits of inspection were made,
and on 9 occasions complaint had to be made of
uncleanliness of premises.
(3) Bakehouses.
There are 35 bakehouses in the District. This is 3
more than the previous year. One hundred and fifty