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Details of the registered food premises at the end of 1953, together with the
number of inspections carried out during the year, are as follows:—

Milk Supply.
Within the Borough there were at the end of the year four dairies and 100
registered distributors of milk. The Council has also approved the registration of
a further 27 distributors of milk who sell in the Borough from premises outside.
One hundred and seventy dealers' licences and 64 supplementary licences have
been issued under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1949,
authorising the use of the special designations "Pasteurised," "Tuberculin Tested,"
and" Sterilised."
Two hundred and sixteen samples of milk were submitted to the Public Analyst
for chemical analysis during the year. The percentage content of fat was:—
Number of Samples.
4•5 per cent. and over 2
4 per cent. and under 4•5 per cent. 3
3•5 per cent. and under 4 per cent. 98
3 per cent. and under 3.5 per cent. 111
Below 3 per cent. 2
During 1953, 270 samples of "pasteurised" or "tuberculin tested pasteurised"
milk were subjected to the Methylene Blue test at the Park Hospital Laboratory,
Hither Green, to assess the keeping quality of the milk. All the samples were
reported to be satisfactory.
A further 270 samples of "pasteurised" or "tuberculin tested pasteurised"
milk were submitted for the Phosphatase test to determine the adequacy of pasteurisation.
Two of the samples failed to satisfy the test, but subsequent samples
which were obtained from the same supply were found to be satisfactory.
Nineteen samples of "sterilised" or "tuberculin tested sterilised" milk were
submitted to the Park Hospital for the Turbidity test and satisfactory reports were
received in each case.
The tests referred to above are those prescribed in the Milk (Special Designations)
Regulations, 1949.
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