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SECTION E— WATER SUPPLY—MILK—FOOD AND
DRUGS ACT—FOOD INSPECTION
E (1) Water supply
The Borough is served throughout by the Metropolitan
Water Board, the water containing some 30.8 degrees of
hardness.
Almost without exception, the supply is led direct into
the premises served. Twenty-four samples drawn from various
points in the district have been forwarded to the appropriate
Laboratory for bacteriological examination, with satisfactory
results.
E (2) Milk supply
E(2)a Food and Drugs Act 1955. Section 37. The Milk
(Special Designations) (Specified areas) Order 1951.
In pursuance of the above Order which came into operation
on 1st October, 1951, all milk retailed in the Borough
is specially designated.
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 sold in the Borough
are limited to "Pasteurised," "Sterilised," and "Tuberculin
Tested."
Pasteurised milk must be bottled at the premises at
which it is heated. There are no pasteurising plants and milk
bottling establishments situated within 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: —
Pasteurised 23
Tuberculin tested (pasteurised) 4
Sterilised 0
27
All the samples satisfied the methylene blue, and phosphatase
tests.