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Dairies and Milkshops.—At the end of the year 1937 there were 139 names on the Register.
During the year 1938, 56 names were added and 3 businesses were closed, making a total of 192.
There were 540 inspections made.
In addition to the above-mentioned, there are 42 persons registered as purveyors of milk whose
premises are situated in other districts but who come into the Borough to trade.
Sterilised milk in bottles was found to be on sale at 115 premises.

The samples taken by the Council's Inspector numbered 66, comprising 62 of " Pasteurised "
milk and 4 of " Tuberculin Tested " milk. The samples included 19 of " Pasteurised " milk and
1 of " Tuberculin Tested " taken at Paddington Hospital, and 28 of " Pasteurised " milk taken at
Schools.
With 3 exceptions all the samples were reported to comply with the appropriate bacteriological
standards.
In addition to these samples, 17 were submitted for animal inoculation for tubercle bacilli. All
these samples gave negative results, except for two. In these two cases all the animals inoculated
died of inter-current infection. It was not possible therefore to report as to the presence of tubercle
bacilli.
Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
No contraventions of the provisions of this Order were reported during the year.
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
Of the 600 samples taken during the year, 7 (1.16 per cent.) were found to be " not of the nature,
or not of the substance, or not of the quality demanded by the purchaser."
This compares with 1.33 per cent, in 1937 and 2.0 per cent, in 1936.
Fifty-seven of the samples were taken on Sundays and Bank Holidays. All were reported to
be genuine except one, which was 28.66 per cent, deficient in fat.
Seven samples of milk were taken at Paddington Station on delivery by rail, all of which were
reported to be genuine.
No samples of milk were obtained at Paddington Station at the request of other Boroughs.
Sampling of Milk Supplies to Public Institutions.—There are 11 institutions (Hospitals, Nurseries,
Orphanage, etc.) and 26 schools from which samples of milk are taken periodically. Fifty-three
samples were taken during 1938, all of which were returned as genuine.
Sampling of Milk from Automatic Machines.—Automatic machines for supplying milk are in
use at eight premises in the Borough. From these, during 1938, 17 samples were taken for chemical
analysis, and were reported to be genuine.
Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations, 1925 to 1927.
With few exceptions all samples taken under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act were
examined for the presence of preservatives. Two contraventions of the Regulations were detected but
no legal action was deemed necessary.
Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, 1923 and 1927.
During the year 1 sample of full cream unsweetened, and 10 samples of skimmed sweetened
condensed milk were taken. All were found to comply with the Regulations.
Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923 and 1927.
Four samples of dried milk were taken during 1938 which complied with the Regulations.