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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 graded and
ungraded milk is :—Tuberculin Tested 3 ; Accredited 6 ;
Ordinary 4 ; total 13.
The cowsheds have been kept in a satisfactory
condition during the year and 105 visits have been
made.
47 samples of milk were taken for bacteriological
examination by the County Council, Public Health
Department and 6 of these were reported as being
unsatisfactory.
42 samples of milk were taken by the Weights
and Measures Department of the County Council
during the year.
4 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
50 visits to these premises were made.
There are 10 registered retail purveyors of milk
(b) Meat and Other Foods.
Slaughtering.
There are 7 slaughterhouses in the district all
licensed under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
12 pigs were slaughtered and inspected during
the year. No carcases or organs were condemned.
Slaughtering in the main for this district is carried out
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