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SECTION E.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
(a) Milk Supply.
There are no cow-keepers within the Borough, and the
whole of the milk supply is brought to the area mainly through
the channels of the large wholesale and retail distributing
companies, although there are still a few dairymen importing
their milk direct from the farms.
The distribution of milk is of course mainly by bottle
containers, and the use of the sealed wax paper carton still
continues to make headway.
All dairies are periodically inspected, but so far as sampling
is concerned—both for quality and bacterial content—the work
is carried out by the officials of the Middlesex County Council.
The following statistics relate to the milk supply of the
area :—
Registration Particulars :
Number of premises registered as dairies 48
Number of persons registered as dairymen 42
Number of persons registered as " purveyors of
milk " in sealed containers only 24
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923:
The following licences were issued by the Council under the
above-named Order:
Number of Pasteurisers'Licences 1
Number of Dealers' Licences to sell
(a) Certified Milk 2
(b) Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) Milk 5
(c) Grade A Milk 1
(d) Pasteurised Milk 14
(b) Meat and Other Foods.
The inspection of meat and other foods for human consumption
forms an important branch of the Public Health
Service.
The number of slaughter-houses—licensed or registered—
within the Borough is six, and under the Public Health (Meat)
Regulations, 1924, butchers are required to give due notice to
the Department when slaughtering is to take place. This of
course facilitates and ensures the inspection of the carcases,