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Six warning letters were sent to suppliers of samples below
standard.
412 butterfat samples were submitted to the Public Analyst
for the Ministry of Food.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) ORDER, 1936
During the year the Council granted the following number
of licences under the above named Order:—
Tuberculin Tested 7
Pasteurised 10
Pasteurising Plant 1
Supplementary Licences-
Pasteurised 5
Tuberculin Tested 6
Seventy-five samples of Graded Milk were submitted for
bacteriological examination. Fifty-six samples were satisfactory
and 19 were unsatisfactory. Communications were sent to the
dairies regarding the unsatisfactory samples.
BAKEHOUSES
The number of bakehouses in the district is 12.
Twenty-seven visits have been paid.
DAIRIES AND COWSHEDS
There are 16 registered premises within the district, of which
15 are dairies and one cowshed.
During the year 106 visits of inspection were paid.
PIGGERIES
There are nine piggeries in the Borough. Fifty-three visits
were paid during the year,