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The Borough Council have granted licences to sell Certified
Milk to 4 firms in the Borough (comprising 10 premises), Grade A
Tuberculin Tested Milk to 3 firms (comprising 4 premises),
Pasteurised Milk to 6 firms (comprising 19 premises), and Grade A
Pasteurised Milk to one firm.
They have also granted a Pasteurising Licence to one firm.
(B) Meat.
Meat has always been thoroughly inspected in this Borough,
so that very little change was necessary when the Public Health
(Meat) Regulations, 1924, came into force on the first of April,
1925. By these Regulations notice of killing must be sent to the
Medical Officer of Health.
Up to April, 1933, there had been no slaughterhouse in the
Borough for some time, but with the amalgamation of Ham there
is now one slaughterhouse to come under supervision.
Any meat surrendered or condemned is destroyed. If a large
quantity, such as a whole carcase is to be dealt with, arrangements
are made for it to be sent to a firm to boil it down. Smaller
quantities are burnt at the destructor.
During the year the slaughterhouse was visited on 92 occasions
and 328 carcases inspected.
The following articles were surrendered.
1 Pig's mesentery.
2 Pigs' heads.
1 Pig's liver and lungs.
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts (1875 to 1907).
(C) The duties in connection with these Acts have been carried
out in the Borough by the inspector acting under the County
Council. The County Medical Officer of Health has kindly
furnished the following particulars for 1935.