View report page

237
between 8th March, 1959, and 30th June, 1967, as alternatives to
steam or boiling water in the cleansing of vessels used for storage
or conveyance of milk. It is intended in future to issue early in
March a cumulative list in this form to the end of each calendar
year and early in September a supplementary list to 30th June.
For the purpose of the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations
1937/48, this Ministry issued Circulars officially recognising certificates
in respect of the following : Algeria, Argentine Republic,
Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba.
Denmark, Ethiopia, Federal Republic of Germany, Finland,
France, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland,
Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Syria, Tanzania, United States of America and Uruguay.
MILK
Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959
Under the provisions of these Regulations each person retailing
milk in the Borough must be registered as a Distributor. The
number of persons so registered at the end of the year was 202.
On 45 occasions the premises of distributors and dairies were
visited other than for sampling purposes but in no instance was
action required.
The Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1963 and 1965
There is one milk processing plant in the Borough in respect of
which a Dealer's Pasteuriser's Licence was in force on 31st December,
1967, as were the following licences in relation to milk
obtained in pre-packed form for sale to the general public:—
In Operation
31.12.67
Distribution of Sterilised Milk 180
„ Pasteurised Milk 143
„ Untreated Milk 70
„ Ultra Heat Treated Milk 18
Sampling—Under provisions of the aforementioned Regulations,
Methylene Blue and Phosphatase tests are prescribed, the former
for assessing the "keeping" qualities of milk, and the latter for
estimating the efficiency of pasteurisation. In addition, a Turbidity
test is also prescribed for ascertaining the effectiveness of the heat
treatment of Sterilised Milk.
Two hundred and twenty-one samples were submitted for the
Methylene Blue test, of which 2 failed and 11 were void. "Follow-