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The Ministry of Health has granted a producer's
licence to sell under the designation "Certified" milk to
one farm within the Borough.
Four supplementary licences have been granted for
the sale of graded milks, viz., "Pasteurised,"
"Certified" and "Grade A (T.T.)" within the
Borough from premises outside the district.
Bacteriological Examinations.
Sixty-two samples of milk were submitted for
bacteriological examination and the results shown in the
following table which also includes the results of samples
taken on ten occasions at the request of the Ministry of
Health from the producer holding licence for the
production of " Certified " milk:—
Samples. Totals, factory, factory.
" Pasteurised " milk 10 9 1
" Certified " milk 10 10
Ordinary milk 42 21 21
62 40 22
Seventeen samples of milk were tested for the
presence of tubercle bacilli and after inoculation tests the,
results were negative.
The following examples are given as indicating the
nature of the above unsatisfactory samples:—
(1) Ordinary milk sample. A very high count of bacteria
6,100,000 per 1 cc. and
presence of Bacillus Coli.
The centrifugalised deposit of
the sample showed a
moderate number of leucocytes
with a minute trace of
carbonaceous debris. In addition
one or two large black
particles also carbonaceous in
character and an occasional
fragment of vegetable
nature. Tubercle Bacilli not
detected.