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Registers were reviewed. There is only one cowkeeper in
the Borough, and the cowhouses on his premises have been
improved very considerably during the last few years.
No licences have been issued to producers in the
Borough in respect of graded milk, but two licences have
been granted to dairymen to sell certified milk. In addition,
one licence has been granted to bottle and sell "Grade A"
Tuberculin Tested Milk. No request has been made by the
Ministry of Health for samples to be taken for bacteriological
examination.
During the last few years efforts have been made to
prevent the storage and sale of milk in general shops, where,
by reason of the nature of other commodities in the shop,
milk is likely to be contaminated.
(b) Meat and other Foods.
The work of meat and foods inspection is now generally
regarded as one of the most important of the duties of
Sanitary Inspectors and in this Borough every effort has
been made to ensure that the inspection shall be both regular
and efficient. The Meat Regulations require notice of
intention to slaughter to be given and it is, therefore, possible
to arrange for inspection of the carcases with a reasonable
degree of certainty.
The past year has seen very greatly increased activity
in this branch of the work in the Borough.
A very considerable proportion of the slaughtering in
the Borough is carried out during late afternoons and
evenings, and the carcases are removed early the following
mornings. Many of these carcases are intended for London
Markets and other destinations outside the Borough. In
such cases requests are frequently made for permission to
remove the carcases very early in the morning before the
time limit fixed by the Meat Regulations, namely, 7 a.m.
In order to meet the convenience of the trade, and wherever
it has been possible to do so, the carcases have been
inspected overnight. On other occasions the carcases have
been inspected early in the morning in order to allow removal
by 7 a.m.
During last year permanent notices of slaughter were
given in respect of two slaughter houses, which covered each