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milk where the milk is obtained by the dealer in the
container in which it is to be supplied to the consumer.
The duration of all licences granted is extended from one
year to five years.
ICE-CREAM
There were 332 registered ice-cream premises in the
Borough at the end of the year, of which four were used
for the manufacture of ice-cream and four for the storage
of ice-cream. The majority of the dealers sell only prepacked
ice-cream.
Routine inspections of all registered shops are made,
and during the year seven defects were found and subsequently
remedied.
The premises of each new applicant for registration
are inspected to ensure that they are satisfactory, and
the applicant is advised of the requirements relating to
ice-cream contained in the Heat Treatment Regulations.
During the year 14 samples of ice-cream were submitted
to the Laboratory for grading by the Methylene Blue test,
and all proved satisfactory.
PUBLIC HOUSES
There are 131 licensed premises in the Borough, 28 of
which serve main meals. The supervision of the hygienic
conditions in public houses is carried out by the Public
Health Inspectors.
During the year, 132 inspections were made and as a
result four informal notices were issued to secure the
remedying of the defects found.
MEAT INSPECTION
The total number of animals slaughtered and inspected
at the Garland Road Abattoir during the year was 57,282
which included 14 goats. Details are as follows
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