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SECTION E—WATER SUPPLY—MILK—FOOD AND
DRUGS ACT—FOOD INSPECTION
E(l) Water Supply
The water supply in the district is supplied by the Metropolitan
Water Board and contains 30.8 degrees of hardness.
Almost without exception, the supply is led direct into
the premises served.
Two monthly samples have been forwarded to the appropriate
Laboratory for examination, with satisfactory results.
E (2)a Dairies and Milk stores
The register of dairies and milk stores records the
following registration figures:—
No. of registered distributors 8
No. of dairies 5
Regular inspections have been made during the year
with a view to maintaining the high standard of cleanliness.
E (2)b Bacteriological Examination of Milk
The following samples of designated milk retailed in
the Borough were obtained and submitted to the County
Laboratory for examination:—
Pasteurised 26
Tuberculin tested (Pasteurised) 3
Sterilised 1
Total 30
All were reported upon satisfactorily, such milk satisfying
the methylene blue, phosphatase, and turbidity tests.