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E (2)b Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959
Number of registered distributors in Borough 12
Number of dairies 3
Number of milkshops 39
Number of producer/retailers 0
Regular inspections have been made at the above
throughout the year.
E (2)c Ice-Cream
130 premises in the Borough are registered for the sale
of ice cream. The majority deal in prepared products
produced by the large manufacturers.
Two premises are used for the manufacture of ice cream
by the heat treatment method.
Three samples of ice cream and one sample of ice cream
mix were submitted to the Public Analyst and reported as
satisfactory.
Nine samples were forwarded to the Public Health
Laboratory for bacteriological examination and graded satisfactory
as follows:—
Grade 1 6
Grade 2 3
E (3) Meat and Food Inspection
E (3)a Slaughterhouses
There is one privately owned slaughterhouse in the
Borough in which slaughtering takes place every day of the
week except Friday. In order to effect 100% inspection of
carcases and offals, it has been necessary for a Public Health
Inspector to be in attendance during the whole of the normal
day and in the evenings of usually three days a week, and
every Saturday and Sunday. At times of greater throughput
it has been necessary to have two Inspectors on duty.
With the coming into force of the Meat Inspection
Regulations, 1963, on the 1st October, 1963, it was necessary
to have two Public Health Inspectors regularly in attendance
at the slaughterhouse, in order to carry out the form of
inspection made compulsory by the Regulations, and the
marking of all carcases passed as fit for human consumption.