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THE MILK AMD DAIRIES ORDER, 1936.
Attention was again directed to this Order during the year with
a view to minimising the risk of contamination, infection and
adulteration of the milk supply of the Town.
THE MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1936.
The number of licences granted for the sale of Milk under
Special Designations classified in the above Order was as follows:-
Dealers' Licences.
In respect of:- Supplementary Licences.
Pasteurised Milk 30 Pasteurised Milk
Tuberculin Tested Milk 11 Tuberculin Tested Milk 2
Br tiling Licences.
In respect of Tuberculin Tested Milk, 2; Pasteurised Milk, 2.
ICE CREAM.
Under the requirements of the Essex County Council Act, 1935, all
Ice Cream Vendors or Manufacturers in the Town must be registered.
. There are 178 Vendors of Ice Cream in this Town, the majority
of Whom sell a proprietary article.
During the year registration was granted in 3 cases. All
productive plants were kept under constant supervision.
(b) MEAT AND OTHER FOOD.
During January 43 animals intended for human consumption were
althoughtared in the Town.
All were inspected at time of slaughter, and for this purpose
13 visits were paid to the slaughterhouses.
No further slaughtering was carried out during the year due to
the operation of the Live Stock (Restriction of Slaughtering)
Order, 1940.
The following table indicates the number of each type of animal
slaughtered, the percentage of such affected with tuberculosis
and other diseases.

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