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The following licences were issued by the Council under the
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations:—
Dealer's Licences
Pasteurisers
2
Sterilisers
1
Tuberculin Tested
78
Pasteurised
102
Sterilised
93
Dealer's Supplementary Licences
Tuberculin Tested
18
Pasteurised
20
Sterilized
22
90 samples of Special Designated Milk were taken under the
Regulations from milk processing plants, milk distributors and milk
vending machines. These samples were submitted for the phosphatase, methylene blue and turbidity tests, the results of which are
set out below:—
Class of Milk
No.
Tested
Phosphatase
Test
Methylene
Blue Test
Turbidity
Test
Passed
Failed
Passed
Failed
Passed
Failed
Pasteurised 42 42 - 42 - -
T.T.Pasteurised 15 15 - 15 - - -
Tuberculin Tested 16 - - 15 1 -
(Raw)
Sterilised 17 - - - - 17 -
90 57 - 72 1 17
The results of the examinations are sent monthly to the Milk
Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and
they were informed at once of the above adverse report on the
sample of farm bottled tuberculin tested milk. Further follow-up
samples taken were reported to be satisfactory.
Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations 1923/1948.
These Regulations provide standards for milk fat and milk
solids of condensed milk and control the labelling of tins and other
receptacles. During the year 11 samples were submitted for examination by the Public Analyst and were reported genuine.
Markets.
There are four markets in the borough, two of which are
privately owned, the Uxbridge Road Market on the site of the
Silver Cinema and the market in Railway Approach. At the other
two markets in Bradmore Lane and Norland Road street traders