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Public Health (Preservatives etc. in Food) Regulations
Wherever desirable, Food and Drugs Act samples were examined for
the presence of prohibited preservatives and colouring matters and for
excessive amounts of the permitted preservatives. Three infringements
were dealt with informally.
Mineral Oil in Food Order, 1949
Ninety-three samples were taken under the Order—no contraventions
were found.
Fluorine in Food Order, 1947
Nine samples were taken under the Order —no contraventions were
found.
School Milks
Twenty-one samples were sent for chemical examination and twentyone
were sent for bacteriological examination.
Milk (Special Designations) Act
Thirty-three samples were submitted.
Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949-53
Dealers Licences issued:
Tuberculin Tested Milk 24
Pasteurised Milk 65
Sterilised Milk 91
Supplementary Licences issued:
Tuberculin Tested Milk 15
Pasteurised Milk 15
Sterilised Milk 18
Slaughterhouses
There are two Slaughterhouses licensed in the Borough.
The following tables give details of work carried out in the slaughterhouses
and the food condemned by the Food Inspector.