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Milk (Special Designations), (Raw Milk) and (Pasteurised
and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949
The number of licences granted to sell graded milks
is as follows :—
Tuberculin Tested 9
Accredited —
Pasteurised 9
Sterilised 20
Supplementary Licences:—
Tuberculin Tested 11
Accredited —
Pasteurised 12
Sterilised 12
14 Samples of graded milks were taken and submitted
to the Public Health Laboratory Service at
Epsom. All of these samples were satisfactory.
Ten new milk distributors were registered during the
year. These were mainly shopkeepers who wished to sell
sterilized milk in sealed bottles.
Ice Cream
Premises at which ice cream was sold continued to
receive attention. There were no manufacturers of ice
cream in the area.
Six premises were registered, under Section 14 of the
Food and Drugs Act, 1938, for the sale of ice cream.
Rodent Control
The control of rat and mice infestations in accordance
with the methods advocated by the Ministry of Agriculture
and Fisheries was continued. The annual test baiting
of the Council's sewers showed that the sewers were
slightly infested in one small area, and this was treated.
The Council's refuse tip is kept under observation and
any signs of rat activity dealt with immediately.