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Milk Supply.—The supply of milk continues to be under the
direction of the Milk Marketing Board, who, in this connection, act
as agents to the Ministry of Food. The greater proportion of the
milk which enters the Borough originates from the Home Counties
and the remainder, which is of a higher fat content, arrives from
Devon and the Channel Islands.
Milk and Dairies Regulations 1949.—Under the provisions of
these Regulations each person retailing milk in the Borough must
be registered as a Distributor. At the commencement of the year
94 persons were so registered and, allowing for additions to and
deletions from this list, the number of Distributors registered at the
end of the year was 109, which total includes a Distributor registered
for the sale of cream as legislated for under the Cream (Revocation)
Order, 1951, and 7 dairy premises.
On 221 occasions the premises of distributors and dairies were
visited, other than for sampling purposes, and as a result of these
inspections, the following defects were detected and remedied:—
Premises limewashed 2
Structural improvement 1
Shop renovated 1
Geyser installed 1
Drainage modified 1
Hygienic shop fittings installed 1
Heating and lighting improved 1
Kitchen painted and tiled 1
The Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised
Milk) Regulations, 1949 and 1950 and The Milk (Special Designation)
(Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949 and 1950.—All milk now sold in
the Borough has been Sterilised, Pasteurised or Tuberculin Tested
and the use of these Special Designations in relation to the sale of
milk is prohibited under the above Regulations unless the distributor
is licensed for the use of same. The special designation
" Accredited " is coupled with " Tuberculin Tested " in the Milk
(Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949, in order to
obtain absolute control of the sale of milk so designated.
Licences issued in accordance with the above Regulations are
operative for one year from 1st January and are required to be
renewed annually. Principal Licences are granted to Distributors
in respect of premises within the Borough and Supplementary
Licences to Distributors who sell within the Borough but whose