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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.
Without known exception, the supply is led direct into
the premises served. Twenty samples drawn from various
points in the district have been forwarded to the Public
Health Laboratory for bacteriological examination, with
satisfactory results.
E (2)a 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 27
Sterilised 16
Tuberculin tested 24
Total 67
(c) The following samples of designated milk from various
sources and retailed in the Borough were obtained and
submitted for examination:—
Pasteurised 12
Sterilised 5
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) 2
Total 19
All satisfied the prescribed tests.