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Action was taken with regard to the unsatisfactory
samples including prosecution in one case and warnings or
advice in the others. Regular inspections were made of the
one licensed pasteurising plant and 70 samples of pasteurised
milk were examined and found to be satisfactory. Sixteen
samples of raw milk were obtained within the district and
examined for the presence of tubercle bacilli but none was
contaminated.
Forty-eight inspections of shops were made in connection
with the Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887-1926 but no
serious infringements of these Acts or of the Labelling of
Food Order, 1953, were discovered. With regard to the
Labelling of Food Order, advertisements and the labels of
pre-packed foods were scrutinised to detect false or misleading
descriptions and corrective action was taken with
regard to a number of commodities.
Milk (Special Designations), (Raw Milk) and (Pasteurised
and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949

30 samples of graded milks were taken and submitted
to the Public Health Laboratory Service at Epsom. All the
samples were satisfactory.
Ice Cream
Premises at which ice cream was sold continued to
receive attention. There were no registered manufacturers
of ice cream in the area.
Six samples were procured and submitted to the Public
Health Laboratory Service at Epsom. Four were graded
Group I, and two Group II.
Two premises were registered, under Section 14 of the
Food and Drugs Act, 1938, for the sale of ice cream.