View report page

45
Here, again, the walls of the slaughterhouse and coolingroom
were faced to a height of over six feet in glazed tiling
and brickwork. The cooling room was entirely rebuilt and
extended, as was the boiler-house.
New roofs—with natural lighting to the slaughterhouse
—were fixed. Girders, steel joists, and runways were alsoprovided
and fixed. The lairages also were put in thoroughgood
condition, and new flooring and drainage was provided
thereto as required.
The premises are now fitted with ample artificial lighting.
An electric stunning instrument was provided and is used on
smaller animals.
In this slaughterhouse, a considerable number of animals
are prepared for the Central Market, and proper slaughtering
and adequate inspection is now available under almost ideal
conditions.
(b) Milk Supply.
The average number of cows kept in the district is seven.
There is only one cowshed, and 14 visits were paid by the
Sanitary Inspectors, in addition to special visits paid by your
Chief Sanitary Inspector.
The number of retail purveyors of milk is 198, most of
whom carry on a general shop and sell milk in bottles as they
receive it.
Two hundred and five visits were paid to registered
premises of purveyors of milk during the year, and a general
improvement in the standard of cleanliness was maintained.
During the year 52 samples of milk were taken for bacteriological
count, and of these 8 were biologically tested for
the presence of the tubercle bacillus with negative results.
Of these 52 samples, three were obtained from schools
and were satisfactory. In addition, nine samples from schools
were submitted for chemical test, and proved to be genuine.