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SECTION E—WATER SUPPLY—MILK FOOD AND
DRUGS ACT—FOOD INSPECTION
E (1) Water supply
The water supply in the district is supplied by the
Metropolitan Water Board and contains some 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 bacteriological examination, with satisfactory
results.
E (2) Milk supply
E (2)a Food and Drugs (Milk, Dairies and Artificial Cream)
Act, 1950. The Milk (Special Designations) (Specified Areas)
Order, 1951
Since 1st October, 1951 when the above named Order
came into operation, the whole of the milk supply in the
Borough is specially designated in accordance with the
Statute.
E 2(b) The Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations,
1949 and 1954. The Milk (Special Designation)
(Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949 to 1953.
The designations applicable to milk retailed in the Borough
are limited to "Pasteurised," "Sterilised," and
"Tuberculin Tested." By statute, pasteurised milk must be
bottled at the premises at which the commodity is heattreated,
and the bottles must be fitted with overlapping caps
or covers. There are no pasteurisers and milk bottling establishments
in the Borough.
E (2)c Bacteriological examination of milk
The following samples of designated milk from various
sources and retailed in the Borough were obtained and submitted
for examination:—
Tuberculin tested (Pasteurised) 2
Pasteurised 4
6
The samples satisfied methylene blue and phosphatase
tests.