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11. MILK SUPPLY
There are in this district:—
6 Wholesale Producers
1 Retail Producer
22 Retail Purveyors
11 Retail Purveyors from other districts.
Producers licensed by the Middlesex County Council for:—
Accredited Milk—2
Tuberculin tested milk—1
17 Dealers' licences and 13 Supplementary licences were granted
under the Milk (Special Designation) Order for the sale of graded
milks.
12 samples of milk were taken for examination by the Methylene
Blue test and the results obtained were satisfactory. Samples of milk
were also taken by the Middlesex County Council who are the Food
and Drugs Authority in this area.
12. ICE CREAM
There are nine premises registered for the manufacture of ice
cream in the district. Eight of these manufacturers produce ice cream
by the hot-mix method involving the use of materials requiring heat
treatment as laid down in the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations,
1947, whilst one manufacturer produces ice cream from a complete
cold-mix powder.
There are also 50 premises registered for the sale of ice cream in
the district.
76 samples were taken during the year for examination by the
Methylene Blue Test. The results obtained were inconsistent and
often disappointing after the considerable amount of time spent by
the department in attempting to improve the hygienic standard of
ice cream sold in this district.
Samples of ice cream for Chemical Analysis are taken by the
sampling officers of the Middlesex County Council.
13. DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
84 premises were disinfected after cases of infectious disease.
40 loads of bedding were disinfected in the Council's steam disinfector.
16 verminous premises were disinfested.
45 wasp nests were destroyed.
7 ant nests were destroyed.
1 room treated for infestation by woodworm.
Pools, ditches and stagnant water were treated to control the
breeding of mosquitoes.
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