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MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1923.
The licences granted by the Borough Council during 1934 were as
follows:—
Number of Licences to sell Certified Milk 3
Number of supplementary Licences to sell Certified Milk 1
Number of Licences to sell Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested)
Milk 27
Number of supplementary Licences to sell Grade "A"
(Tuberculin Tested) Milk 1
Number of Licences to sell Grade "A" Milk 2
Number of Licences to sell Pasteurised Milk 23
Number of supplementary Licences to sell Pasteurised
Milk 2
Number of supplementary Licences to sell Grade "A"
(Pasteurised) Milk 1
Number of Licences to Pasteurise Milk 1
Number of samples taken in accordance with the instructions
of the Ministry of Health
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK.
As in former years, samples of milk were taken for bacteriological
examination under the above Order with the view to ascertaining the degree
of cleanliness to which the milk attained.
During the year 98 samples were examined bacteriologically, 26 of the
number being in addition specially examined by animal inoculation for the
presence of tubercle bacilli. In no cases were tubercle bacilli found.
The following table gives the number of samples of the various kinds
of milk examined, including designated milks:—
Type of Milk.
Examinations made.
Bacteriological
count only.
Bacteriological count
and animal inoculation
for tubercle
bacilli.
1934
1933
1934
1933
Certified
—
1
—
1
Grade "A" (T.T.)
5
10
2
6
Grade "A" (pasteurised)
—
2
—
1
Pasteurised
61
39
13
11
Ordinary
27
13
8
3
Raw
3
2
2
2
Homogenised
1
1
—
—
Jersey
1
—
1
—
Totals
98
68
26
24