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Food and Food Premises. 75
24 samples of milk were taken on delivery at various public
institutions situated within the Borough. All of these samples
were genuine.
29 samples were procured whilst in transit from the farmer
to the retailer, the samples being taken when the milk arrived
at various railway stations within the Borough, both at the midnight
and mid-day deliveries. All of these samples were genuine.
Eight samples of milk were procured in the early morning
from wholesale dealers during delivery to the retailers. All these
samples were genuine.
310 samples have been taken on Sundays, either in the early
morning or at mid-day. Four, or 1.2 per cent. were reported
as adulterated.
490 samples were taken from milk vendors in the street during
the early morning (5 to 7 a.m.) on week-days, and of these 10,
or 2.0 per cent. were reported against.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1922 and 1923.
The following licences for the sale of Designated Milks were
granted:—
Certified 57
Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) 25
Grade A 22
Pasteurised 49