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(6) A report was received from the County Medical Officer
of Health to the effect that under the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation)
Act, 1915, a sample of milk was taken by the Essex County
Council Inspector on the 31st July, from a producer in the Ilford
district. The sample was submitted to bacteriological examination
and was considered to have contained tubercle bacilli. The
County Veterinary Surgeon visited the premises.
The Ilford Veterinary Surgeon inspected the producer's
cattle but no evidence of tuberculosis was found in any of the cows.
A sample of milk had been taken in the usual routine way by the
Ilford Sanitary Inspector. The result of this did not show the
presence of tuberculosis. It was found, however, that a sale of
cows took place between the day of the sample of milk taken by
the Essex County Council Inspector and that of the Ilford
Sanitary Inspector.
Subsequent enquiries proved that a red cow, which had been
under suspicion by the Ilford producer, was sold on the 17th
September at Romford Market to a dealer, and was shipped abroad.
Two further samples of milk were obtained on the 19th August
and the 18th September from the cows of the Ilford producer,
and both samples did not shew the presence of tuberculosis.
5. Meat.-—All the local tradesmen are now complying with
the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
There is only one licensed slaughterhouse in the district, at
which 42 inspections were paid during the year.
6. Articles of Food Surrendered.—During the year, the
following articles of food were surrendered and condemned as
being unfit for the food of man:—1 box of Dutch lettuce; 5 stone
of skate; 48 lbs. of prawns; 5 stone 1½ lbs. of hake; 4 dozen
rabbits; 1 pig ; 1 pig's head ; 3 stone of rock salmon.
No articles of food were seized during the year.