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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1931. 87
The number of inspections of premises where food is sold or
prepared for sale was 6,858 compared with 11,709 in 1930 and
12,257 in 1929. The fall in the number of inspections was due
to the illness and subsequent retirement of the Chief Food Inspector,
Mr. T. Newell, which necessitated the two district
inspectors to take over sampling duties in addition to their routine
work of inspecting food premises.
Milk Supply.
There are 346 registered milk premises in the Borough, one
of them being also a cow shed. All the premises have been
inspected regularly, the Food Inspectors making 698 visits during
the year.
The bulk of the milk sold by retail within the Borough is
sent out in bottles filled in properly constructed dairies, and its
quality throughout the year has been good. The average fat
content shown by the analysis of 828 samples of whole milk was
3.63 compared with 3.56 in 1930.
The milk utensils and barrows used for the delivery of milk
have also been inspected regularly in the street.
Meat.
Five private slaughterhouses are now in use in the Borough.
The Food Inspectors made 799 visits during the year to these
premises and they were present on almost every occasion when
slaughtering took place. The number of carcases inspected was
10,565, comprising 736 oxen, 1,634 pigs, 8,158 sheep and 37 calves.
This compares with 9,305 carcases inspected in 1930, 10,711 in
1929 and 8,399 in 1928.
Three whole carcases and 386 organs, etc., were found to
be unsound or diseased and were surrendered and destroyed for
the following reasons :—
(1) Whole Carcases :—
2 entire carcases and Offal for Tuberculosis.
1 entire carcase and Offal for Jaundice and Dropsy.