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empty bottles taken from the filling lines for examination as to
sterility, were found to be sterile.
The following licences were granted under the Milk (Special
Designation) (Pasturised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations 1949 to
1953, and the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations
1949 to 1954.
Dealers' Licences: —
Tuberculin Tested Milk 18
Pasteurised Milk 37
Sterilised Milk 30
Supplementary Licences:—
Tuberculin Tested Milk 10
Pasteurised Milk 11
Sterilised Milk 11
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ICE-CREAM
The number of manufacturers of ice-cream in the Borough is
now 4. Each of them is equipped to produce pasteurised ice-cream,
and production is in every way in accord with the Ice-Cream
(Heat Treatment etc.,) Regulations, 1947/1952. There are 148
premises where ice-cream is not manufactured, but where the commodity
is sold in the main from pre-packed stocks. During the year
"211 samples were taken, 128 of ice-cream manufactured in the
Borough, and 83 from shops or itinerant vendors trading in icecream
manufactured outside the Borough.
The high bacteriological standard reflected in the results of
examination of samples of ice-cream, together with inspection of
plant and premises, has shown that processing and storage
conditions are satisfactory and well maintained.
MEAT INSPECTION AT SLAUGHTERHOUSES
Regular slaughtering of pigs at the slaughterhouse of T. Wall
and Sons has grown during the year and has necessitated the