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Essex County Council Act, 1952, Section 103.
This section which deals with the registration of hawkers of food
came into force on 1st April, 1953, and at the end of the year under review
88 persons and 18 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,
64 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 85
Sterilised 92
Tuberculin Tested/Untreated 71
Milk Sampling.
The 68 samples of milk taken from dairies, shops and in the streets
during the course of delivery to customers throughout the year were submitted
to the laboratories for testing. In all cases satisfactory reports
were received. 4 of these samples were also examined for the presence
of antibiotics with negative results.
In addition 24 samples were submitted to the Public Analysts for
chemical analyses.
No samples of raw milk were taken to ascertain the presence of
Brucella Abortus.
Liaison with other Authorities.
Our excellent liaison with the London County Council in respect of
the Hornchurch Children's Homes (St. Leonards) and the Brentwood
Group Hospital Management Committee in respect of Harold Wood
Hospital regarding the testing of their milk supplies 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, prawnes, scampi, shrimps and winkles were
sent for examination during the year with satisfactory results.
The Liquid Egg (Pasteurisation) Regulations, 1963.
There are no egg pasteurisation plants in the district.
3 samples of liquid egg were taken from local bakeries during the
year and were submitted to the Alpha-Amylase test with satisfactory
results.
Sausages.
2 samples of sausages from a local manufacturer and exporter were
submitted to a local pathological laboratory for bacteriological examination,
In each case a satisfactory report was reecived.