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There is one pasteurising establishment in the district and
during the past year 29 samples of pasteurised milk and 26
samples of bottled tuberculin tested (pasteurised) milk
taken immediately after machine capping were submitted for
bacteriological examination. All these samples complied with
the requirements of the Milk (Special Designations) Orders,
1936—1946.
14 samples of raw bulk milk were taken from rail tanks,
and 106 milk bottles immediately after cleansing in the bottle
washing machines.
The total number of milk samples taken for examination
was 124; Tuberculin Tested Milk 36, Pasteurised Milk 74, and
Non-Designated Milk 14. All the Pasteurised Milk Samples
satisfied the Methylene Blue and Phosphatase Tests.
The total number of samples (including cleansed bottles)
was 230.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES:
The Livestock (Restriction on Slaughtering) Order, 1940,
made under the Defence (General) Regulations, 1939, prohibits
the slaughter of animals for human consumption except under
the terms and conditions of a licence granted by, or under the
authority of, the Minister of Food.
Neither of the two slaughterhouses in the district is
licensed by the Ministry of Food and slaughtering has temporarily
ceased.
WATER SUPPLY:
The Borough has a dual source of supply:—
The Metropolitan Water Board supplying an area
bounded on the West by the London Midland and Scottish
Railway, on the North by a line along the Mutton Brook
to Bridge Lane and on the East by the London North
Eastern Railway. The remaining Northern portion of the
Borough is supplied by the Colne Valley Water Company.
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