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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
MILK.
Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949.
In accordance with these Regulations, the handling, distribution
and sale of milk after leaving the point of production
continued to receive the necessary supervision.
The entries in the register, which is required to be kept,
were as follows:—
Distributors of Milk in the district 13
Premises registered as Dairies 2
The two registered Dairies are equipped with pasteurising
plant and are licensed by the Council under the provisions of
the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk)
Regulations, 1949.
By virtue of the Milk (Special Designations) (Specified Areas)
Order, 1951, which came into operation on the 1st October, 1951,
the use of a special designation became obligatory in respect of
all sales of milk within the Urban District.
Milk Sampling.
The routine sampling of milk was continued and a total of
306 samples was submitted for bacteriological and biological
examination, with the results set out in the following tables:—