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Meat.
The number of butchers' shops under inspection during the year was 54 and
the number of visits of inspection was 60.
General observation was kept of all meat stalls where butchers' meat was exposed
for sale. Twenty-six warning letters were sent in respect of minor infringements of
the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
Legal proceedings were instituted in four cases ; all were successful and the
defendants were ordered to pay £6 16s. in fines and costs.
Cowhouses.
Some 17 visits of inspection were made to the two cowhouses in the Borough.
Their sanitary condition may be reported as satisfactory. There were 26 cows kept
in the sheds towards the close of the year.
The number of dairymen and milk purveyors on the register at the end of the
year was 288, 7 having been added and 7 removed therefrom. In 23 instances
there were changes in the names of the persons registered. The premises were
under regular inspection throughout the year and some 895 visits were made in
connection with them. In 10 instances sanitary notices were served, mainly for
cleansing. Three cases of diphtheria were certified on milk vendors' premises during
the year. The usual steps were taken for safeguarding the milk. The Public Health
(Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, prohibit a person suffering from
tuberculosis of the respiratory tract from following any employment or occupation in
connection with a dairy, which would involve the milking of cows, the treatment
of milk, or the handling of vessels used for containing milk, if he is in an infectious
condition. There was no necessity for any action under these regulations during
the year with a view to enforcing same.
Milk and Cream Regulations, 1912.
None of the samples of milk submitted for analysis were reported to contain
any preservative. No samples of cream were submitted for analysis.
Condensed Milk Regulations.
Two samples were submitted for analysis under the above Regulations, both
of which were returned as genuine.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.
The following are the premises at which "designated" milk may be sold in
accordance with the requirements of the above Order: 73, Kingsland Road, 193,
Kingsland Road, 378, Old Street, 60, Shepherdess Walk, and 147, Goldsmith Row.