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The legal standard is 3.0 per cent. milk fat and 8.5 per cent. solids
not fat.
Milk shops and dairies
Number of dairy premises on the register at the end of
the year 76
Number of purveyors of milk on the register at the end
of the year 112
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations
Number of licences issued for
the sale of pasteurised milk (dealer's) 40
the sale of tuberculin tested milk (dealer's) 26
Supplementary 16
Bacteriological examinations
During the year 124 samples of food were submitted to the laboratory
for bacteriological examination.

Grading for icecream
It will be seen from table 19 that icecream is divided into four
grades as a result of examination. In brief, grades I and" II are
satisfactory hygienically, while grades III and IV are doubtful or bad,
necessitating review of the conditions of manufacture, handling, storage
or sale. Tracing the mode of contamination may be easy or difficult,
and the food inspectors give what help they can to the manufacturer or
retailer. The person from whom the sample is taken is notified by me
if the sample is in grades II, III or IV, and general advice is given.
Clean food campaign
A campaign was held during the spring and summer which sought
by means of lectures and demonstrations to promote and encourage the
proper handling of foodstuffs in shops in order to minimise the dangers
of food and drink infections.