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Owing to the monopoly of distribution, there is an
increase in the frequency of complaints of staleness,
due to the late delivery at the home, in the day's
supply. The souring of milk in the existing conditions
of shortage often means that for that particular day a
family is without any supply.
We hopefully look forward to the day when carton
packed supplies of pasteurised milk are retailed freely
in the shops once more.
In addition, I cannot do better than repeat what I
said in my Report for 1944 with regard to the milk
industry:—
"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."
There were, during the year, 48 samples of milk
submitted to biological examination for the presence
of tubercle.
In six cases the guinea-pig died prematurely.
In no case was there a positive result.