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Bakehouses.
Twenty-one premises came under inspection on 87 occasions.
The standard generally is good, although 12 of the premises
required notices for cleansing and repairs.
Dairies and Cowsheds, Etc.
With the coming into force of the new Milk and Dairies
Regulations on October 1st, 1949, the execution and enforcement
of the regulations on dairy farms (except where they relate to
diseases communicable to man) became the responsibility of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, while the Local Authorities
retained responsibility, generally speaking, for the retail
distribution of milk, the registration of dairies which are not
situated on the farms of production, the registration of milk
distributors, and for those provisions relating to diseases communicable
to man.
There are some 24 farms, producing milk, and 33 dairies ; 231
visits were made, and 53 samples of milk taken for analysis.

The samples not complying with the test were followed up,
and, as a result of action taken, were remedied.
Ice Cream.
Sixty-seven premises are registered for the sale of ice cream,
and six are registered for the manufacture of Ice Cream.
Once again attention has been paid to the purity of Ice Cream
during the year. The possibility of presenting a legal standard
of composition for ice cream is still in abeyance. Ice cream
manufacturers who have availed themselves of additional supplies
of sugar and, in certain cases, fats, through Ministry
channels have been required to sign an undertaking that their
ice cream will have a minimum fat content of 2½ per cent.
Ten samples were taken, nine containing more than per
cent. fat. The remaining sample was ½ per cent, under the
standard suggested by the Ministry of Food, and the manufacturer
was advised on the mixing of ingredients so as to satisfy
this standard. The average fat content of the ten samples was
approximately 6 per cent.