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PART III - FOOD
Milk Supply.
A register of Dairies and Milk Distributors (other than
dairy faros and farmers) is maintained and the numbers shown on
the Register are:-
Milk Distributors 26
Dairies 2
Forty five samples of milk for bacteriological examination
were taken by officers of the County Council and all were found
to be satisfactory; in addition nine samples tested for the
presence of tubercle bacilli were found to be satisfactory.
Two licences were issued by the County Council in respect
of the use of the special designation "Pasteurised" for milk
processed within the district.
It has not been necessary to take any action under Article
20 of the Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1959, to prohibit the
sale of milk.
Ice Cream.
Fifteen premises are registered for the manufacture of ice
cream but only two of these are now actually used for this
purpose. A further 127 premises are registered for the sale of
ice cream; in the majority of cases only wrapped ice cream is
sold.
The methods of heat treatment laid down in the Ice Cream
(Heat Treatment) Regulations are used by both manufacturers in
the district.
Forty-three samples of ice cream were obtained and taken
to the Public Health Laboratory, Ealing, for bacteriological
examination. The use of the special standard devised by the
Public Health Laboratory, Ealing, has been continued and is,
for convenience, set out as follows:-
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