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taken to have further samples of milk examined and to have the
cows inspected. In the first case the offending cow was not discovered,
perhaps owing to the animal having been previously
sold to the butcher, but in the other two cases the offending animals
were found and slaughtered, post-mortem examination confirming
the physical diagnosis of tuberculosis in the cow.
Meat, etc.— There were no infringements of the Public Health
(Meat) Regulations. In the Borough no meat is sold from stalls
or vehicles.
Although there are eight private slaughterhouses, except in
one of them there is very little slaughtering. In twelve months
there were slaughtered 59 cattle, 347 sheep, 518 pigs, 48 calves and
one goat. All these animals were stunned by means of the Cash
Captive-bolt pistol which is much preferred by the butchers to the
old methods. There is no public slaughterhouse in the Borough.
Bakehouses and places where food is cooked or prepared have
been regularly visited by the Inspectors during the year.