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80 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1930.
The number of inspections of premises where food is sold
or prepared for sale was 11,709 compared w„h 12,257 in 1929,
11,355 in 1928 and 12,585 in 1927.
Milk Supply.
There are 309 registered milk premises in the Borough, one
of them being also a cowshed. All the premises have been inspected
regularly, the Food Inspectors making 1,3-12 vis„s during
the year.
The bulk of the milk sold by retail w„hin the Borough is sent
out in bo„les filled in properly constructed dairies, and „s qual„y
throughout the year has been good. The average fat content
shown by the analysis of 798 samples of whole milk was 3.56,
compared w„h 3.51 in 1929.
The utensils and barrows used for the delivery of milk have
also been inspected regularly in the street.
Meat.
Six private slaughterhouses are now in use in the Borough.
The Food Inspectors made 735 vis„s during the year to these
premises and they were present on almost every occasion when
slaughtering took place. The number of carcases inspected was
9,305, comprising 574 oxen, 1,183 pigs, 7,508 sheep and 40
calves. This compares w„h 10,711 carcases inspected in 1929,
8,399 in 1928 and 5,494 in 1927. Ten whole carcases and 374
organs, etc., were found to be diseased or unsound and were
destroyed for the following reasons:—
Whole Carcases:—
Oxen 1 Carcase and Offal for Tuberculosis.
Pigs 6 Carcases and Offal for Tuberculosis.
1 Carcase and Offal for Per„on„is.
Sheep 1 Carcase and Offal for Asphyxiation.
Calf 1 Carcase and Offal for Pyæmia.