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5 samples of milk were taken for bacteriological examination
by the County Council Public Health Department
and all were reported upon as satisfactory.
36 samples of milk were taken by the Weights and
Measures Department of the County Council during the year
and all were reported upon as genuine.
There are seven dairies and milkshops registered. 71
visits to these premises were made.
There are 10 retail purveyors of milk registered.
(b) Meat and Other Foods.
There are 7 slaughterhouses in the district all licensed
under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938. During the year 12
pigs were slaughtered under licence, also 4 young goats. 44
visits were made to slaughterhouses.
There are 22 butchers' shops in the district and 285 visits
were made to these premises.
32 visits have been made to restaurants and cafes.
Other foodshops to which 375 visits have been made have
been well conducted.
The following foodstuffs have been submitted for inspection
and found unsound or unfit for human consumption.
Some items have been returned to suppliers for re-processing,
others have been disposed of for animal food, or for manufacturing
purposes and the remainder destroyed :—
Fish
Pilchards: tins 44 Salmon: tins 24
Sardines: tins 12 Crawfish: tins 1
Bristling: tins 1 Sild: tins 2
Fish paste: pots 1 Kippers: stone \\
Fruit
Oranges: lbs. 150 Apples: lbs. 48
Sultanas: lbs. 15 Grapefruit: lbs. 40
Figs: lbs. 4 Dates: lbs. 7
Fruit cocktail: tins 1 Plums: tins 3
Pears: tins 1 Damsons: tins 1
Apricots: tins 5
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