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The samples of food reported as genuine included the
following samples:-
Milk 166; Sauces and Pickles 40; Sugar and Sugar
Confectionery 50; Meat Products 35; Ice-cream 10;
Soft Drinks 19; Canned Vegetables 23; Soup
Preparations 11; Table Jellies 14; Fish Pastes 18;
and Tea 9-
MIIK SUPPLY
At the end of the year there were 131 registered
distributors of milk in the Borough and regular inspections
of these premises are made by the Public Health Inspectors.
A Dealer's Pasteuriser's Licence and a Dealer's
Steriliser's Licence are in force in respect of one Dairy.
In respect of Distributors of Milk, the following licences
issued under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations,
i960 are in force:-
52 Pre-packed Milk licences to use the Special Designation
"Sterilised"
11 -"- "Pasteurised" and
"Sterilised"
68 -"- "Sterilised",
"Pasteurised" and
"Tuberculin Tested".
Routine inspection of premises used for the distribution
of milk were regularly carried out by the Public Health Inspectors.
Seven formal notices had to be served to secure the remedy of
defects found during the course of such inspections.
The percentage of fat content of milk samples submitted to
the Public Analyst for chemical analysis were as follows:-
No. of Samples
4.5 per cent. and over 7
4 per cent. and under 4.5 per cent. 17
3.5 per cent. and under 4 per cent. 83
3 per cent. and under 3.5 per cent. 59
Below 3 per cent. Nil.
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