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Dairies and Milk Distributors.
At the end of the year there were 140 premises in the Borough
registered for the sale of milk. Two of these premises, occupied by
wholesale dealers, were registered as dairies. The occupiers of the
remaining 138 premises were registered as milk distributors.
All these premises were visited during the year, and 28 notices
concerning non-compliance with the Food Hygiene Regulations were
served.
In addition, 29 distributors selling milk in Battersea from premises
in other Boroughs were on the "Out-of-Borough" Register.
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations.
Under the above Regulations three designations are prescribed—
Tuberculin Tested, Pasteurised and Sterilised.
Tuberculin Tested milk must be supplied in a properly closed
container. If the container is a bottle, the cap must bear the address
the premises at which the bottle was filled and the words "Tuberculin
Tested Milk." Any other type of container must be closed with a
tightly fitting cover and suitably sealed and labelled.
Pasteurised milk must be delivered in containers closed at the
dairy where they were filled, with a cap or cover over-lapping the lip
the container and labelled " Pasteurised Milk."
All persons who pasteurise or sterilise, or deal in special designation
milk, are required to hold licences, which (except in the case of producers
of raw milk) are issued by Food and Drugs Authorities.
The Milk (Special Designations) (Specified Areas) Order, 1951,
requires that all milk sold by retail (other than in catering establishments
as part of a meal or refreshment) in the areas specified must be sold
under one or other of the special designations. The whole of the County
of London is included in such areas.

One licence to sterilise milk was issued, and is included in the
above figures.
Details of examination of samples of pasteurised and sterilised milk
are given on page 35.
Ice Cream Premises.
Section 16 (a) of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, provides for the
registration of premises used for the sale, or manufacture for the purpose
of sale, of ice cream, or the storage of ice cream intended for sale. The
number of premises registered at the end of the year was 243, and 444
inspections were carried out during the course of the year. To ensure
compliance with the Food Hygiene Regulations, 47 notices were served.