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other place in which milk is sold for consumption on the premises only. "Distribute"
includes a purveyor of milk whether by wholesale or retail. Most distributors now sell
milk in the bottles and cartons in which they receive it from the wholesaler, and consequently
their premises are not required to be registered as dairies.
Dairies registered during 1953 Nil
Dairies on register at end of 1953 3
Distributors registered during 1953 5
Distributors removed from register during 1953 7
Distributors on register at end of 1953 66
Number of above distributors trading from premises outside
Borough 25
Inspections made by Inspectors during 1953 66
Formal milk samples taken and submitted for analysis 173
Informal milk samples taken and submitted for analysis 2
During 1953, 173 formal and 2 informal samples of milk were taken. Six samples
were found to be adulterated. Legal proceedings were instituted in four cases (for
details see pages 34 and 35) and in the remaining two cases a letter of caution was sent to
the vendor.