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SECTION E
Inspection and Supervision of Food
(a) Milk Supplies.
There are 12 cowkeepers on the register for the
district; 2 produce and retail and 10 produce and sell
wholesale. The number of farms producing grade and
ungraded milk is: Tuberculin Tested 2; Accredited 8;
Ordinary 3; total 13.
The cowsheds have been kept in a satisfactory
condition during the year and 117 visits have been made.
27 samples of milk were taken for bacteriological
examination by the County Council, Public Health
Department and 5 of these were reported as being
unsatisfactory.
39 samples of milk were taken by the Weights
and Measures Department of the County Council
during the year and one of these was reported to contain
6% added water.
On 3 occasions samples of milk were taken by
the Public Health Department of this Authority and
all were reported upon as genuine.
There are 7 dairies and milkshops registered. 46
visits to these premises were made.
There are 10 registered retail purveyors of milk.
(b) Meat and other Foods.
There are 7 slaughterhouses in the district all
licensed under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938. During
the year, 8 pigs and 1 sheep were slaughtered under
licence and passed as fit for human consumption. In
February, 1947, 1 cow was slaughtered as a result of
the examination of milk supplies.
58 visits were made to slaughterhouses.
There are 22 butcher shops in the district and 298
visits were made to these premises.
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