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Butchers' Shops
There are 48 butchers' shops in the Borough.
All the shops are provided with glass fronts.
These premises have been visited and the provisions of the
Public Health (Meat) Regulations which provide for the cleanliness
of the premises, apparatus, utensils and vehicles, the precautions
to be taken against the contamination of meat, the storage
and removal of refuse, etc., have generally been well observed.
Bakehouses
The number of bakehouses in the Borough is 28.
At 25 bakehouses motive power is used.
The bakehouses have been visited by the inspectors and steps
have been taken to cause them to be maintained in a proper
sanitary condition. The periodical cleansing of these premises, as
required by statute, has generally been carried out.
At one bakehouse extensive repairs were carried out, includ
ing a conversion of two ovens from solid fuel to gas firing.
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops
There are 9 registered premises within the district, and all have
been inspected from time to time.
In one large dairy a new bottle washing machine and a
capping machine were installed.
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations
Licences were granted by the Council in respect of designated
milk for the year ended 31st December, 1952, as follows:
Dealers'Licences to sell milk as Tuberculin Tested 17
„ „ „ „ Pasteurised 16
„ „ „ „ Sterilised 20
Supplementary Licences to sell milk as Tuberculin Tested 7
„ „ „ „ Pasteurised 8
„ „ „ Sterilised 8
Three samples of T uberculin Tested (Pasteurised) milk, two
samples of Pasteurised and two samples of Sterilised were taken
and submitted for bacteriological examination.
All these samples complied with the prescribed conditions.
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