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responsibility for this matter on the company at whose plant the dirty
milk bottles were used, these efforts have, so far, failed owing to the
absence of sufficient proof of the place of the alleged offences. Milk
bottlers are required to mark on the bottle cap the address of the
bottling plant only in the case of the special designated milk sold as
"Tuberculin Tested." Amendment of the Milk and Dairies Regulations
to require this information for all "Designated" milks would enable
more successful measures to be taken by the Local Authority to ensure
the use of clean bottles.
ICE CREAM
The popularity of this commodity continues. There are now 167
premises in the Borough registered for the sale, storage or manufacture
of ice cream.
The introduction of the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations
in 1947, which require the pasteurisation of all ice cream mix, has
resulted in a marked improvement in the standards of hygiene in both
manufacture and distribution.
During May the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Amendment Regulations,
1952 came into operation. This Amendment permits the use of
high temperature short time (H.T.S.T.) method of pasteurisation for
the treatment of ice cream mixes at a temperature of not less than
175° F. for at least 15 seconds.
The enforcement of the provisions of the Food and Drugs Act as to
registration and general hygienic requirements have called for regular
and frequent inspections of premises.
Thirty-six samples of ice cream were taken during the year and
submitted for bacteriological examination. The results were as follows:
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4
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BAKEHOUSES
The three underground bakehouses in the Borough continue to be in
use, as they were certified in September, 1949 as suitable for that purpose
for a further period of five years. They are inspected frequently
to see that suitable hygienic conditions are maintained. There are
twelve other bakehouses in the borough.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES
The Live Stock (Restriction of Slaughtering) Order, 1940, continued
in force and no slaughtering was carried out during the year.
No licences to slaughter were issued.
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