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possibility of bottles that have been misused getting back into
circulation without proper cleansing, but occasionally a bottle
evades detection and is the subject of complaint by the householder.
The entries in the register, which has to be kept, were as
follows:—
Distributors of Milk in the District 17
Premises registered as Dairies 1
Under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960, the
following licences to sell milk were issued during the year.
Dealer's Pre-packed Licences 24
Dealer's (Pasteuriser's) Licence 1
Dealer's (Tuberculine Tested) Licence 1
Under the Regulations, licences are valid for five years and
will be renewable for subsequent quinquennial periods.
A total of 191 samples of milk was submitted for bacteriological
examination, with the results set out in the following
table:—

Only one sample of milk failed the prescribed test but twentytwo
samples were void for the Methylene Blue test because of the
high atmospheric shade temperature at the time.
The results of the phosphatase test reflect the efficiency of
modern pasteurisation.
A total of 72 washed milk bottles was submitted for bacteriological
examination with satisfactory results.
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