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During the year, a visit was made by the Chairman and several Members
of the Health Committee to a modernised bottling plant owned by a large
milk producing firm in London.
Following this visit to the bottling plant, the Chairman of the
Committee, with the help of the local Press, made an appeal to the
residents of the borough to assist the milk producers by ensuring that
empty milk bottles were washed thoroughly and returned to the milkman as
soon as possible after use. The public were also reminded of the dangers
of contaminating milk bottles by using them as containers for substances
such as paint, cement, paraffin, petrol, turpentine, insecticides,
ammonia, disinfectants, etc.
COMPOSITION OF MILK.
During the year, 118 samples of milk (all grades) were submitted to
the Public Analyst for examination. One sample of Channel Islands milk
was found to be below the legal standards laid down and details concerning
the sample were sent to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Channel Islands and South Devon milk.
The Milk and Dairies (Channel Islands and South Devon milk)
Regulations, 1956, require that all milk for human consumption sold under
the specific description of
Channel Islands milk
Jersey milk
Guernsey milk or
South Devon milk
must contain not less than 4% by weight of milk fat. This compares with
the presumptive milk fat standard of 3% specified for ordinary milk by
the Sale of Milk Regulations, 1939.