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With reference to the milk supply, at the end of the year 1 cowkeeper,
113 dairies and milk shops, 195 dairymen (including those
whose premises are situated outside the Borough) and 379 purveyors
of milk in sealed receptacles remained on the register, 18 additions
to the register having been made, and 33 alterations owing to transfer
of ownership of businesses. In no case was it found necessary to
refuse registration or to remove a retailer from the register under
Section 22 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938. Six hundred and
fifteen visits were made to the registered premises and in 21 instances
notices were served for contraventions of the Milk and Dairies
Order. There were no prosecutions ordered.
Under the Milk (Special Designations) Orders 53 principal
licences were granted—including five in respect of pasteurising
establishments and two in respect of establishments at which Tuberculin
Tested milk is bottled—and seven supplementary licences were
granted. Two hundred and fifty-four samples were taken of milk
sold under special designations, and upon examination only four of
these were found not to conform to the requirements of the Order.
The practice of submitting all samples of pasteurised milk to the
Phosphatase test was again followed and seven samples reported
"positive" by this test were subsequently examined for tubercle
bacilli with negative results.
Premised required to be registered for (a) the manufacture,
storage or sale of ice-cream, or (b) the preparation or manufacture
of sausages or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food, in accordance
with Section 14 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, were
regularly inspected and eleven notices were served on the occupiers
in respect of unsatisfactory conditions, but in no case was it
necessary to take Court proceedings. Thirty-one samples of icecream
were obtained for chemical analysis and all were reported to
be of genuine composition. Of thirty-six samples submitted for
bacteriological examination, seven were adversely reported upon;
the causes of the adverse reports were investigated and remedied in
each case.
The numbers of premises on the register at the end of the year
were:—
Manufacture, storage or sale of ice-cream 422
Other premises required to be registered 187
In no case was it necessary to refuse registration or remove any
premises from the register.
Regular visits were made to the slaughterhouses, wherein were
slaughtered 372 cattle, 316 pigs and 2,800 sheep and lambs. One
heifer carcase and seven parts of carcases were found to be affected
with tuberculosis and were condemned, and fifty-five parts or organs
were condemned in consequence of other diseased conditions. Five