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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Thirty-eight samples of Milk were procured for bacteriological
examination, all of which were certified by the Counties Public
Health Laboratories to comply with the bacterial standards of the
respective grades.
Twelve samples of Ice Cream were also submitted for bacteriological
analysis, four of which were certified as being below the
standard of purity usually obtainable. The vendors of these
unsatisfactory samples were visited, and suggestions were made
for improving the quality of their products.
(ib) MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
Considerable time has been spent by the Inspectors on this
important branch of the work.
All owners and occupiers of slaughter-houses are supplied
with printed and addressed notification forms.
During the year 1,228 notifications of intention to slaughter
were received referring to:—
Cattle 1,991
Sheep 1,619
Pigs 19,274
Lambs 4,385
Calves 448
27,717
Slaughtering is carried out at all hours of the day up to
late evening and also on Sundays. There is a rota for the District
Inspectors to take extra office hours and Sunday duty in turn.
The Inspector on duty rings up my house at 10.30 a.m. on
Sundays to report and receive any further messages. This arrangement,
which has been in operation for some years, has been found
to work very satisfactorily.