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undertake to render the premises entirely suitable for the purpose
of dealing with milk in a hygienic manner, a separate storage place
for milk and a separate wash-up place, fitted with a steam boiler
for the complete and convenient cleansing of milk vessels, being
required.
Under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1922, 18 licences
were granted to one milk company to use the designation "Pasteurised"
milk at their various premises, 19 licences were granted
(18 to one company) to sell "Certified" milk, and one licence to sell
"Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" milk.
Meat and Other Foods.—There are five registered or licensed
slaughterhouses in the district, but very little slaughtering is
done in them—an occasional sheep or pig. The butchers find it
better to purchase meat already prepared, mostly at the Smithfield
Market, where it has already undergone inspection. Butchers'
and other shops where meat or fish is sold or food is prepared are
kept under thorough supervision. During the year the following
amounts of articles of food were found to be diseased or unsound
and were voluntarily surrendered for destruction:—
Food. Quantity.
Beef 328 lbs.
Fish 365 lbs.
Fruit 246 lbs.
939 lbs.
The Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, which were
issued on the 29th December, and which come into force on the
1st April, 1925, should be the means of bringing about a much
needed improvement in the methods of meat inspection and in
the handling and exposure of meat and meat products. Regulations
with respect to the handling and exposure of other foodstuffs
are also urgently needed and ought in the interests of the
public health to be no longer delayed.