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(2) Ordinary milk sample. High count 330,000 per 1 cc.
Centrifugalised deposit contained
a marked excess of
leucocytes, some squames and
a trace of detritus. Films
from cream and deposit
showed a few long chains of
streptococci probably of the
Bovine Mastitis type hut
Tubercle Bacilli not detected.
(3) Ordinary milk sample. High count of 460,000 per 1
cc. Centrifugalised deposit
contained slight excess of
leucocytes, some squames
and a trace of vegetable
debris. Tubercle Bacilli not
found.
Contraventions.
Cases of contraventions of the Milk and Dairies Order,
1926, were reported as follows:—
Offence.. Action taken.
(1) Removing discs for closing
bottles of pasteurised milk
and re-bottling the milk ... Warning given.
(2) Carrying on trade of a dairyman
without being registered Warning given.
(3) Not taking practicable precautions
for preventing the
milk from being contaminated Warning given and
—milk measure being used as dairy farm refused
drinking vessel registration.
(4) Filling bottles of milk on the
highway Warning given.
Meat.
There are two licenced and six registered slaughterhouses
in the Borough. Regular visits are made to these
slaughterhouses, 6,219 animals were known to have been