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Inspection and Supervision of Food.
Milk Supply. -No registration of retailers or producers has
had to be refused under the provisions of the Milk and Dairies
(Amendment) Act. 1922 (Milk and Dairies Order, 1926).
Eleven additional retailers were registered during the year
under this Act.
Under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923, 5 Dealers'
Licences to sell Certified Milk, 15 to sell Pasteurised Milk, 5 to
sell Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) Milk, and 1 to sell Grade A
Pasteurised Milk were granted during the year.
One Pasteuriser's Licence in respect of a pasteurising and
bottling establishment was granted.
Three supplementary licences for Certified Milk, 5 for Grade A
(Tuberculin Tested) Milk, 1 for Grade A Milk, 3 for Pasteurised
Milk, and 1 for Grade A Pasteurised Milk were granted during the
year.
Once again it is pleasing to note that no milk, other than that
contained in sealed bottles, is retailed from any general shop in the
district.
Veterinary Examination of Cows.—This was undertaken as
before by the Middlesex County Council.
Inspection of Cowsheds, Dairies and Milkshops.—The
cowsheds, dairies and milkshops in the district were inspected
regularly throughout the year, and were found to be in a satisfactory
condition.
As reported in the paragraph dealing with the work of the new
laboratory, bacteriological examinations of milk samples are now
being carried out in Southgate. This, in my opinion, constitutes a
most vital additional safeguard to the milk supply of the district.
Meat.—There are no public abattoirs in the district. Butchers'
shops are visited frequently, and slaughterhouses are kept under
strict control.
During the year a total of 4,618 carcases was examined, as
follows—
Bullocks, 54; Sheep and Lambs, 3,805; Calves, 79; Pigs, 680.
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