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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
the quality throughout the year has been good. The average
fat content shown by the analysis of 901 samples was 3.47
compared with 3.52 in 1927.
There are 255 registered milk premises in the Borough,
one of them being also a cowshed. All the premises have been
inspected regularly, the Food Inspectors making 885 visits during
the year.
The milk utensils and barrows used for the delivery of milk
have been examined frequently in the street, and as will be seen
by Table XLTII., no less than 901 samples of milk were procured
and analysed.
Meat.
Six private slaughter houses are now in use in the Borough.
The Food Inspectors made (510 visits to these premises and
8,399 carcases were examined at the time of slaughter or immediately
afterwards. 529 of these carcases were oxen, 54
calves, 2,592 pigs, and 5,224 sheep, and 13 were found to be
diseased, and were destroyed for the following reasons
Oxen.
1 Carcase and offal Tuberculosis
1 Ditto Septicaemia
1 Calf (whole carcase) Immature.
Pigs.
10 Carcases Tuberculosis
The following organs, etc., were also found to be diseased
and were destroyed:—
Oxen.
13 Pairs of Lungs Tuberculosis
1 Ditto Fluke
1 Ditto Congestion
90 Livers Fluke
18 Ditto Abscess
5 Ditto Tuberculosis
1 Ditto Echinococcus Cysts