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It is satisfactory to report that Tubercle Bacilli were
not found in any of the samples. In those cases where a
positive Coli report was received the dairies were visited
and further samples taken after possible causes for the
unsatisfactory conditions had been removed.
GRADED MILK LICENCES.
There is no licensed producer of graded milk in the
Borough, but 37 dealers' licences (including supplementary
licences) were issued during the year.
The licences were in respect of the following:—
Tuberculin Tested—17.
Accredited—1.
Pasteurised—19.
(B) MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
The total number of animals slaughtered in the
Borough was 2190, compared with 2807 for 1937.
Practically all the animals slaughtered in the town are
sold in the local shops, and very little meat is now sent to
London or to other districts.
There were no contraventions of the Public Health
(Meat) Regulations 1924.
All the animals slaughtered in the Borough during the
year were examined either at the time of slaughter or before
removal from the slaughterhouses, when associated
organs were available for inspection.
The following table, prepared in the form suggested
in the Ministry of Health circular, shows the numbers of
carcases inspected and condemned.