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year concerning the sale of milk in dirty bottles or in bottles containing foreign
bodies. There were four prosecutions taken by the Council during 1965 for such
offences, and in all cases the magistrates convicted and imposed fines and awarded
costs to the Council. Many of the complaints, and all of the prosecutions, were in
respect of bottles dealt with at dairies outside the Borough. It is indeed unfortunate
for the dairy trade that many customers fail to rinse bottles before returning them
to their retailers, and also frequently put them to improper use. This necessitates
the utmost vigilance on the part of the managements at milk bottling plants to ensure
that such bottles are not released in an unsatisfactory condition.
THE MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) REGULATIONS, 1963 AND 1965
During the year, eight new Dealer's (Pre-packed Milk) Licences were issued for
the period ending on 31st December, 1965, and towards the end of the year two
Dealer's (Pasteuriser's) Licences and 151 Dealer's (Pre-packed Milk) Licences,
which involved 217 premises, were renewed for the five year period ending
31st December, 1970.
The Dealer's (Pre-packed Milk) Licences renewed were in respect of the use of
the following special designations:—
"Pasteurised" 149 "Untreated" 87
" Sterilised " 110 "Ultra Heat Treated " 1
The Amendment Regulations of 1965 which came into operation on 1st October,
1965, authorized the use of the special designation "Ultra Heat Treated " in respect
of milk produced by a special method which ensures satisfactory keeping quality
over a long period. Only one dairy firm applied for a licence to retail this product
in the Borough from licensed premises in another area.
The informal samples of milk taken for chemical analysis, to ascertain whether
they were genuine milks and reached the standards for fat and milk solids other than
fat, were also examined by the tests prescribed in these Regulations. Reports on
these samples were all satisfactory as shown in the following table:—

ICE CREAM
At the end of the year, 524 premises in the Borough were registered in accordance
with Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, for the sale and storage of ice
cream and five premises were registered for manufacture. There were 10 new premises
registered for sale and storage during the year.
Routine visits of inspection of manufacturers' premises were carried out at regular
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