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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
MILK.
Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949 - 1954.
In accordance with these Regulations, the handling, distribution
and sale of milk after leaving the point of production
continued to receive the necessary supervision.
The entries in the register, which has to be kept, were as
follows:—
Distributors of Milk in the district 19
Premises registered as Dairies 1
The only remaining Dairy at which milk is processed in the
District is equipped with pasteurising plant and is licensed by the
Council under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designation)
(Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949-1953.
Most of the milk now consumed in the District is produced
and processed outside the District and retailed by the large dairy
companies.
By virtue of the Milk (Special Designations) (Specified Areas)
Order, 1951, the use of a special designation is obligatory in respect
of all sales of milk within the Urban District.
Milk Sampling.
The routine sampling of milk was continued and a total of
328 samples was submitted for bacteriological and biological
examination, with the results set out in the following tables:—