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38.
COW HOUSES.
There are no cow houses in the borough.
BAKEHOUSES.
The number of bakehouses in use during the year was 20, of which 6
were underground. 139 visits were made and 8 notices were served for
cleansing and other matters.
PHARMACY AMD POISONS ACT, 1933.
38 Licences were granted during the year, 102 inspections and
visits were made, and general observation was kept of stalls and shops
for unauthorised sellers, but no infringements were reported.
PHARMACY AND MEDICINES ACT, 1941.
Throughout the year a vigilant watch was kept for contraventions of
the Act but none was observed.
RAG FLOCK.
During the year eight samples of Rag Flock vrere submitted to the
Public Analyst, all of which complied with the prescribed standard of
not more than 30 parts chlorine per 100,000 parts.
Results of the samples taken were 13, 16, 19, 20, 22, 22, 23 and
25 parts chlorine per 100,000 parts.
FOOD & DRUGS (MILK & DAIRIES) ACT 1944
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ACT, l949
During the year the following Regulations were made under the Food
and Drugs (Milk and Dairies) Act, 1944 (which although passed in that
year did not come into operation until the 1st October, 1949); and the
Milk (Special Designations) Act which became law in 1949.
(1) The Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949.,
(2) The Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949,
(3) The Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk)
Regulations, 1949.
Under the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations the
designations authorised are Tuberculin Tested and Accredited, and the
local authority is empowered to issue Licences to dealers in this type of
designated milk.