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Notifications have been received from a number of local authorties
regarding large quantities of unsound foodstuffs which have been
brought into the borough for conversion into animal feeding stuffs,
which have been supervised by the Public Health Inspectors.
ICE CREAM
There are 295 ice-cream dealers and 10 manufacturers in this
borough, an increase of 10 dealers, since last year. Most of the
sellers sold only pre-packed ice cream, obtained from the large manufacturers.
Twenty-seven samples of ice-cream were taken with the following
results
23 samples. Grade I
4 samples, Grade II
In addition :
Twenty samples were chemically examined for compliance with the
prescribed standards of composition, and all were found to be satisfactory.
Periodical inspections were made to all premises and copies of
the Public Analyst's reports on samples taken were forwarded to the
vendors concerned.
DESIGNATED MILK
The following Licences were issued under the Milk (Special Designation)
(Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949 to 1954 and Milk (Special Designation)
(Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949 to 1953 :-
Dealers' Licences for
Pasteurised milk 130
Sterilised milk 137
Tuberculin Tested milk 87