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SECTION E - WATER SUPPLY - MILK - POOD AND
DRUGS ACT - FOOD INSPECTION
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. Sixteen samples drawn from various points in the district have
"been forwarded to the Public Health Laboratory for bacteriological
examination, with satisfactory results.
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations. I960.
(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 3
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) 2
Total 19
All satisfied the prescribed tests.