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114¼lbs. Cereals 70lbs, Tinned Jam
27¼lbs. Cheese 47½lbs. Cake, Biscuits
605½lbs. Milk (tinned) and Pies
6lbs. Cooking Fat 98¾lbs. lee Cream
4481bs. Vegetables 23¾lbs. Chocolate & Sweets
146lbs. Tinned Fruit 10¾lbs. Tea
11. MILK SUPPLY
There are in this district:—
17 Retail Distributors
4 Dairies
Producers Licensed by the Middlesex County Council for:—
Accredited Milk—2
Tuberculin Tested Milk—1
Pasteurised Milk—1
From October 1949 the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
and the Middlesex County Council took over the control of milk
production in farms and dairies in the district, whilst the Local
Authority retained their responsibility for licensing Distributors
and Dealers.
11 Dealers' Licences and 9 Supplementary Licences were
granted under the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations
1949 and the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and
Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949.
14 samples of milk were taken for examination by the
Methylene Blue Test and the results were satisfactory. Samples
were also taken by the Middlesex County Council who are the
Food and Drugs Authority in this area.
12. ICE CREAM
There are eleven premises registered for the manufacture of
ice cream in the district. Ten 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 67 premises registered for the sale of ice cream
in the district.
71 samples were taken during the year for examination by the
Methylene Blue Test. These were placed in the following grades:
Grade I. — 20
Grade II. — 18
(trade III. — 12
Grade IV. — 21
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