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No of complaints investigated No. of Special Samples submitted to the
Public Analyst
107 17
Of the complaints received and investigated the most popular foods were meat products,
bread and milk, in that order. Mould was the main reason for complaint as far as the meat
products. The complaints regarding bread were usually found to refer to vegetable oil which has
coagulated with a little flour and given to the inside of the loaf an unpleasant appearance. Foreign
material in bottles of milk was the main reason for complaints being received, due to misuse before
washing and bottling, and the foreign material not being detected by the 'spotters' at the Milk
Depot.
Prosecutions were successfully instigated in six cases and fines and costs totalling £135
imposed by the Courts.
One case was adjourned sine die by the Court. The defendant who was charged with serving
a meal containing a cigarette end was leaving the country.
MILK SUPPLY
All milk sold in the Borough is required to be sold with a Special Designation i.e. Pasteurised,
Sterilised, Ultra Heat Treated or Untreated. There are five main retail distributors in the Borough.
Three of these have large distributing depots but there are no treatment or bottling plants.
In addition to milk delivered to houses there are some 140 retail outlets mainly grocers and
supermarkets.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS OF WATER AND FOOD

It was very gratifying to report satisfactorily on the above samples.
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