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The Milk (Special Designations) Regulations
Licenses were granted by the Council in respect of designated
milk for the year ended 31st December, 1949, as follows: —
Dealers' licenses to sell milk as Tuberculin Tested 14
„ „ „ Pasteurised 14
„ „ „ Sterilised 18
Supplementary licenses to sell milk as Tuberculin Tested 7
„ „ „ Pasteurised 3
„ „ „ „ Sterilised 7
Licence in respect of establishment at which Tuberculin
Tested milk is bottled 1
Licences in respect of establishments in which the process
of pasteurising milk is carried on 2
Seven samples of Tuberculin Tested and six of Pasteurised
milk were taken and submitted for bacteriological examination.
With three exceptions these samples complied with the
prescribed conditions.
Ice Cream Premises
The Ice Cream (Heat Treatment etc.) Regulations, 1947,
control the method by which ice cream should be manufactured.
Only two persons make ice cream within the Borough, and
both employ the method known as "complete cold mix" which
only requires the addition of water.
Most of the ice cream sold is manufactured outside the
Borough.
There are 86 premises registered for the sale of ice cream.
Nine samples were taken during the year.
Coffee Stalls
The number of coffee stalls in the Borough is two. Both are
situated on the main roads.
They are visited at intervals and action is taken to secure
the provision of a satisfactory water supply, suitable means of
food storage, cleanliness of stalls and utensils and proper means
for the storage and disposal of refuse.
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