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At the beginning of the year there were 6 dairy farms licensed
by the County Council for the production of Accredited milk and
6 licensed for the production of Tuberculin Tested milk, one of the
latter also being licensed to bottle. The control of these farms also
passed to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries on the 1st
October, 1949.
The Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949,
and the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk)
Regulations, 1949, came into force on 1st October, 1949, and reenacted
with amendments the provisions of the Milk (Special
Designations) Regulations, 1936 to 1948. The number of licences
issued by the Council was as follows:–
Dealer's (Pasteuriser's) 2
Dealer's Pasteurised 19
Supplementary's Pasteurised 4
Dealer's Sterilised 37
Supplementary Sterilised 5
Dealer's Tuberculin Tested 16
Supplementary Tuberculin Tested 4
Dealer's Accredited 1
The 2 pasteurising establishments were regularly inspected and
the pasteuring plants thoroughly tested prior to the issue of the
necessary licences. Routine samples of the milk from these plants
are taken approximately each week and during 1949 the results
obtained were very satisfactory.
Milk Sampling.
The 68 routine samples of milk taken from the dairies and in
the streets during the course of delivery to customers throughout
the year were submitted to the Counties Public Health Laboratories
for bacteriological examination. 10 samples failed to satisfy the
prescribed tests and the necessary follow-up action was taken.
16 reports were received from the County Medical Officer on
samples taken during the year from a retailer's premises in this
district under the Heat-Treated Milk (Prescribed Tests) Order,
1944.
Registration of Manufacturers and Vendors of Ice Cream.
Ice cream manufacturers, vendors and premises are required to
be registered by the local Council under Section 158 of the Essex
County Council Act, 1933, which was adopted by the Council by
resolution on 20th February, 1934.
During the year 62 applications for registration (1 manufacturer,
61 vendors) were granted.
At the end of the year, 17 persons were registered as manufacturers
and 182 as vendors.