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Milk.—It can be safely asserted that pasteurisation and other
authorised forms of heat-treatment, eliminate the presence of
harmful Bacteria, which was once tolerated in milk. Indeed, we
have become so accustomed to a wholesale supply of this vital food
that the effort involved in its production is seldom brought to mind.
At the commencement of the year there were 71 purveyors of
milk on the register. No new applications were received during the
year, but one was struck off, thus leaving a total of 70 purveyors
on the register.
One hundred and seventy four visits and inspections were
made by the Food Inspectors to ensure that the requirements of the
Milk and Dairies Order were duly observed.
Heat Treated Milk (Prescribed Tests) Order, 1944.—The
above Order prescribes the technique to be adopted in applying
the Methylene Blue Test and the Phosphatase Test to milk treated
by heat.
Briefly the Methylene Blue Test was instituted to estimate the
souring properties of milk after treatment, and the Phosphatase
Test is the method of ascertaining whether the milk has been
correctly pasteurised.
During the year, 56 samples were taken under this Order, and
of these 18 failed the Methylene Blue Test and 2 the Phosphatase
Test.
Particulars of the unsatisfactory samples were forwarded to the
Area Milk Officer of the Ministry of Food.

* Supplementary Licences are granted in cases where licensed premises are
situate outside the district and the Vendor desires to sell within the Borough.