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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Dairies and Cowsheds. 376 visits were made during' the
year to these premises.
Ten defects were discovered and remedied upon the
Occupiers' attention being called thereto.
The number of occupied ])airy Farms at the end of the
year was 29, the number of Dairies and Cowsheds being- 70.
Two farms were removed from the Register owing to the
premises becoming vacant, and two Farms changed hands.
Five Retail Purveyors were added to the Register.
There are 8 Farms in the District licensed for the production
of milk under the Milk (Special Designations) Orders, viz.:—
Tuberculin Tested ... ... ... 5 Farms
Accredited ... ... ... ... 3 Farms
The Cowsheds, etc., were generally found in good order,
the half-yearly cleansing and limewashing of the premises
being carried out as required, and the cows kept in a clean
condition.
Forty-five samples of graded milk, as follows, were taken
at the places of production :—
Tuberculin Tested 30
Accredited 15
All samples passed the prescribed tests with the exception
of two Tuberculin Tested and four Accredited. Investigations
were made in these cases as to the probable reason for the
unsatisfactory samples, and the necessary action taken at the
premises concerned to improve conditions affecting production.
Subsequent samples taken at the Farms in question proved
satisfactory on examination.
Six samples of Pasteurised milk were taken at Public
Institutions, four proving satisfactory on examination.
Respecting the two unsatisfactory samples, investigations
revealed that the high bacterial count was due to dirty churns.
The matter was taken up with the suppliers, and subsequent
samples satisfied the prescribed tests.
Slaughterhouses. There are 17 Licensed Slaughterhouses
and one Knackers Yard in the District, to which 766 visits were
made.
Four defects were remedied following informal action.
Licences were issued to 31 Slaughtermen under the
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933, and all slaughtering, as far
as could be ascertained, was carried out satisfactorily and in a
humane manner.