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Milk Supply.—The Borough Council is required to keep registers of all persons
carrying on in the Borough the trade of cowkeeper or dairyman, and of all premises
in the Borough which are used as dairies. The following summary shows the state of
the registers at the end of the year:—
No.
Registered dairy premises 83
Registered dairymen with premises in Borough 66
„ „ „ outside Borough 21
Cowkeepers 4
Cowsheds 9
Purveyors of milk in sealed bottles 120
The standard of cleanliness in cowsheds and dairies and in other premises where
milk is sold has been well maintained, as is evidenced from the periodic reports of the
inspectors.
Three samples of milk were examined for the presence of tubercle bacilli with
negative results. Nine samples were bacteriologically examined at different times
during the year. The results were as shown below in tabular form:—
Bacteria per 1 c.c.
January 2,683 — —
February 37,300 69,700 —
September 8,466 — —
October 5,700 57,666 —
December 26,333 35,000 35,333
Designated Milks.—Under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923, the
Council are authorised to grant licences to persons other than a producer to sell
milk under special designations. Each licence automatically terminates on the last
day of the year in which it is issued. In tabular form is shown below certain
information relating to this Order:—