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Bacteriological examinations of milk
75 samples of heat-treated milk were submitted to the laboratory
for bacteriological examination, and of these 74 satisfied the prescribed
tests. A warning letter was sent to the vendor of the one unsatisfactory
sample.
Milk shops and dairies
Number of dairy premises on the Register at the end
of the year 75
Number of purveyors of milk on the Register 111
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations
Number of licences issued for
the sale of pasteurised milk (Dealers') 40
the sale of tuberculin tested milk (Dealers') 14
Supplementary 16
Adulteration of food
The total number of samples taken during the year under the Food
and Drugs Act was 906, of which number 33 were formal samples and
873 informal samples. After examination the public analyst reported
that four of the formal samples and six of the informal samples were
found to be adulterated or below standard.
The percentage of adulteration amounted to 12.1 in the case of the
formal samples and 0.69 in the informal samples, whilst it was 1.10
of all the samples submitted, compared with 0.86 per cent. in the
previous year.
Premises where food is prepared or offered for sale
These premises were kept under observation by the Council's
Food Inspectors, in addition to those registrable under the provisions
of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938. The work of revising the Registers,
deferred by war conditions and put in hand during 1945 in order to
bring the records up to date, was continued.
Unsound food
A considerable amount of food was surrendered as unfit for human
consumption. In all, approximately 48 tons 6 cwts. of foodstuffs was
dealt with by the Council's food inspectors, consisting mainly of meat
at the Wholesale Meat Depot and fruit pulp, fish, etc.
In co-operation with the Salvage Division of the Ministry of Food,
in order to prevent wastage where possible, most of this unsound food
was forwarded to the appropriate authorities for re-conditioning or
animal feeding.