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Sample " R " was purchased from a branch shop of a retail dairyman, who
obtained the milk from a provincial wholesale milk Company. Efforts to trace the
exact source of supply were not successful, but information was received from the
retailer that he had ceased to obtain milk from this provincial Company.
Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
Some difficulty is experienced in securing strict compliance with the provisions
of the above Order, so far as the cleansing of vessels and appliances is concerned.
The Order provides for every vessel, lid and appliance to be thoroughly washed
as soon as may be after use and to be cleansed and scalded with boiling water or
steam before its use again. The cost of providing proper steam chests is such that
the small retail milk seller is not willing to comply with a suggestion that this
course should be taken. In shops where there is only a counter trade probably the
vendors cannot reasonably be expected to buy a relatively expensive steam
chest, but in milk businesses where there is a round entailing the use of cans or
bottles it is essential for strict compliance with the Order that proper plant should
be installed. '
During the year milk roundsmen were observed removing discs from bottles
of milk in order to serve small quantities from the bottles. This action being
contrary to the provisions of the Order the attention of the roundsmen and their
employers was called to the matter; no repetition of the offence has been reported.
The Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.
During the year 1927 licences available up to the 31st December, 1927, for tho
sale of designated milk in the Borough were issued as follows: —
Certified Milk 5
Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) 5
Grade A 2
Pasteurised 4
Up to the date of preparation of this report licences for the year 1928 have
been issued as follows: —
Certified Milk 4
Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) 5
Grade A 1
Pasteurised 3
Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912 and 1917.
The Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912-1917, were enforced in the
Borough throughout the year.
One hundred and sixty-eight samples of milk were examined ; none was found to
contain preservative; 12 samples of cream were examined, 2 of which were found to
contain preservative, viz., boric acid to the extent of 0.73 and 0'248 per cent,
respectively.