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UNSOUND FOOD.
The general inspection of food in shops and on stalls fo:ms part
of the duty of the District Sanitary Inspectors. Food, in the quantities stated, came under the notice of the Inspectors during the year,
and being found unfit for human consumption was destroyed or disposed of for animal feeding purposes.
Weight
Description of Food
lbs.
tons
cwts.
qrs.
Fish
1
9
-
6
Dairy Produce
-
10
2
6
Fruit
-
8
1
13
Meat
1
5
2
24
Various
-
9
1
27
Vegetables
-
14
3
26
Total
-
18
4
18
MILK PREMISES.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
MILK AND DAIRIES ORDER, 1926.
Five milk sellers were registered under the above Acts during
1947, and 8 were removed from the Register. There were 101 milk
sellers on the Register at the end of the year.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) REGULATIONS, 1936—1946.
During the year under report the following licences were granted:—
Dealers' Licences.
To sell Tuberculin Tested Milk 18
To sell Pasteurised Milk 27
Supplementary Licences.
To sell Pasteurised Milk 9
To sell Tuberculin Tested Milk 6
All premises used for the sale of milk are regularly inspected to
ensure that the standard of cleanliness laid down is maintained.
MILK SAMPLING.
Samples of milk, both for bacteriological and chemical examination,
are taken from milksellers, and special arrangements are made for the
sampling of the milk supplied to all schools in the borough. The total
number of samples submitted for analysis during 1947 was 614, of
which number 83 were taken from schools.