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Essex County Council Act, 1952, Section 103.
This section which deals with the registration of hawkers of food
and their premises came into force on 1st April, 1953, and at the end
of the year under review 81 persons and 16 premises had been registered.
Milk Distributors.
There are 8 milk distributors with 12 registered premises in the
district. There are also 13 firms registered as milk distributors in Hornchurch
whose premises are registered in other districts. In addition, 61
shopkeepers are registered for the sale of bottled milk only.
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960.
The number of dealers' (pre-packed milk) licences in force at the
end of the year was as follows:-
Pasteurised 81
Sterilised 85
Tuberculin Tested 66
Milk Sampling.
The 70 samples of milk taken from dairies, shops and in the street;during
the course of delivery to customers throughout the year were
submitted to the Laboratories for testing. In all cases satisfactory reports
were received.
In addition 34 samples were submitted to the Public Analysts. Three
of these samples were also examined for the presence of antibiotics with
negative results. Two of the samples were from large dairies (pasteurised
bulk supplies) and the remaining one from a producer/retailer in a
neighbouring area who retailed raw tuberculin tested milk in the District
from an automatic vending machine. This supply is no longer available
as this automatic vending machine has been removed.
Liaison with other Authorities.
Our excellent liaison with the London County Council in respect
of the Hornchurch Children's Homes and the Brentwood Group Hospital
Management Committee in respect of Harold Wood Hospital regarding
the testing of their milk supplies (noted in last year's report)
continues.
School Canteens.
Our liaison with the Divisional Education Committee is now of a
most satisfactory order and my thanks are due to the Divisional Education
Officer. Mr. D. H. Wilcockson. B.A.. M.Ed., for doing so much to
achieve this.
Shellfish.
Samples of cockles, prawns, scampi, shrimps and winkles were sent
for examination during the year with satisfactory results.