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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. The total length of new mains laid
amounted to 550 yards.
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 has operated
since 1st October 1951, all milk which is retailed in the
Borougn is specially designated.
E (2)b Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960
(a) The designations applicable to milk sold in the Borough
are 'Pasteurised,' 'Sterilised' and 'Tuberculin Tested.'
Pasteurised milk must be bottled at the premises at
which it is heat treated. There are no pasteurising plants and
bottling establishments within the Borough.
(b) Details of dealers licences to use a special designation in
relation to milk which is obtained and sold pre-packed by
the dealer are as follows:—
Pasteurised 25
Sterilised 14
Tuberculin tested 22
Total 61