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SECTION E.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.
During the year there were 19 cowkeepers in the District with
farms registered under the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926. These
farms are subject to routine inspection by the Sanitary Inspectors.
It was found necessary to serve informal notices in 2 cases for
infringements of the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
Production of Designated Milk.
There are 7 dairy farms licensed by the County Council for the
production of Accredited milk and 4 licensed for the production of
Tuberculin Tested milk, one of the latter also being licensed to
bottle.
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1936 to 1946.
Licences issued by the Council for the year ended 31st December,
1948, to retail designated milk were as follows:—
14 Tuberculin Tested.
18 Pasteurised.
1 Accredited.
In addition, 7 supplementary licences, namely 4 for Tuberculin
Tested milk and 3 for Pasteurised milk were issued, these being
licences required by retailers who hold principal licences in another
District and wish to sell milk in this District from premises to
which the principal licence applies.
Milk Retailers.
There are 15 milk retailers with registered premises in the
District, including 4 producers who are registered both as producers
and retailers.
There are also 6 persons registered as milk retailers in Hornchurch
whose premises are registered in neighbouring districts.
Heat-Treated Milk (Prescribed Tests) Order, 1944.
Reports were received from the County Medical Officer on 28
samples taken during the year from a retailer's premises in this
District where the milk is heat-treated. 3 of these reports were
unsatisfactory.
Tuberculous Milk: Veterinary Investigation.
An intimation was received during the year from the County
Medical Officer that a sample of milk taken from an Accredited
farm in this District contained tubercle bacilli and that the Animal
Health Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries had
been informed so that the matter could be further investigated.
Veterinary investigation and action by the Ministry of Agriculture
and Fisheries subsequently reached a satisfactory conclusion.
Milk Sampling.
The 47 routine samples of milk taken from the dairies and in
the streets during the course of delivery to customers throughout