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from home of the housewife, have all contributed to
the loss of valuable supplies.
If the one delivery practice is to be maintained it
will be essential for all homes to be fitted with refrigerated
storage and for long-distance retail delivery
prams and vans to be designed to protect supplies
from the heat of the sun.
It is to be regretted that the control of war-time
labour supply to the milk industry did not permit
the retention of the skilled employees at the processing
plants.
In every case when complaints were investigated
it was found the trouble was due to lack of the right
quality of labour in key positions.
I look forward to important changes for the
better in 1946.
There were, during the year, 60 samples of milk
submitted to biological examination for the presence
of tubercle.
In two cases the guinea-pig died prematurely.
In no case was there a positive result.
I am glad to record that, apart from the Tuberculin
Tested Milk retailed under that designation, the whole
of the supplies in Barking have been treated either by
Pasteurisation or Sterilisation.
The following table shows the number of licences
granted during the year for the sale of graded milks