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Edmonton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Section E.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.
There are no cow-keepers in the district. The number of milk retailers
on the register at the end of the year was 59, of which 6 were added during
the year.
A total of 96 visits were paid to these during the course of the year.
No contravention of the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, has come to the
knowledge of the Staff.
With respect to the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923, samples of
designated milks are sent to the Counties' Public Health Laboratories for
bacteriological examination; the results are tabulated previously under
"laboratory facilities."
Various licences were granted as under :—
| Primary. | Supplementary. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pasteurised | 10 | 7 |
| Grade A (T.T.) | 14 | 5 |
| Grade A, pasteurised | 1 | 1 |
| Certified | 2 | 1 |
| Grade A | — | 1 |
| 27 | 15 |
Four of the above retailers bottle Grade A (T.T.) milk and two firms
pasteurise and bottle the milk on their premises.
Supplementary licences are granted to milk retailers who live outside
the district but who sell milk in the district; the primary licence is granted
them by the Authority of the district in which they reside.
No examinations for the tubercle bacillus were made.