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the bacterial standard is not so high, not more than 200,000
bacteria per cubic centimetre being permitted. If bottled on
the farm, it must be sealed, suitably labelled, and dated, or if
consigned to a wholesale or retail distributor, must be similarly
labelled and distributed in sealed bottles.
"Grade A" Milk must satisfy the same conditions as
"Grade A (T.T.)" Milk, with the exception of the tuberculin
test, while a veterinary certificate must be produced every three
months instead of six.
"Grade A (Pasteurised)" Milk, as its title implies, is
" Grade A " Milk which has been pasteurised.
"Pasteurised" Milk must be treated by holding at a
temperature of 145 to 150 degrees Fahrenheit for at least halfan-hour,
and then cooled to 55 degrees. It must not contain
more than 100,000 bacteria per cubic centimetre.
Licences.—During the year 1925, licences were issued by
this Council as follows :—
Dealers licences to use the designation "Certified" 23
„ ,, , "Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" 22
,, ,, „ "Grade A (Pasteurised)" 17
„ "Grade A" 14
,, „ „ "Pasteurised" 15
A licence was issued to Messrs. Edwards & Sons, Ltd., to
produce and bottle " Grade A " Milk at Burnt Ash Farm, Lee,
after the premises had been inspected and found satisfactory.
Messrs. Edwards & Sons have also been licenced to
" pasteurise" milk at Station Buildings, Forest Hill, and
" Enochs" Pasteurising and Retarding Plant is in use.
No applications for licences under this Order were refused,
nor was it necessary to revoke any licence.
At the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Health
requested that samples of "Certified" Milk, consigned from
four different farms to a dealer in this Borough, should be taken
at stated intervals, and submitted to bacteriological examination.