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DECONTAMINATION OF FOODS AFFECTED WITH WAR
GASES.
The Chief Sanitary Inspector is the appointed officer. He
is assisted by 12 Inspectors and 3 Assistants, who have been
trained in decontamination measures. In addition, there are 47
trained Food Treatment Volunteers who assist the staff in the
event of enemy gas attacks. Four depots have been established
and equipped for the treatment of gas-contaminated foodstuffs.
MILK AND DAIRIES (CONSOLIDATION) ACT, 1915. THE MILK
AND DAIRIES AMENDMENT ACT, 1922, THE MILK AND DAIRIES
ORDERS, 1926, AND THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
Cowkeepers, Dairymen and Purveyors of Milk.
The following statement shows the number of Cowkeepers,
Cowsheds, Dairies and Purveyors of Milk on the register:—
Cowkeepers on register (end of 1944) 5
Cowsheds on register (end of 1944) 5
Average number of cows in sheds (1944) 77
Number of dairies and purveyors of milk on the
register (end of 1944) 128
During the year 151 inspections were made of dairies, cowsheds
and milkshops.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936.
The following licences were granted during the year under
this Order:—
(1) Producers' Licences to use the designation
"Tuberculin Tested" 1
(2) Producers' Licences to use the designation
"Accredited" 1
(3) Dealers' Licences to use the designation
"Tuberculin Tested"—
(a) Bottling establishments 1
(b) Shops 12