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Inspection and Sampling
At intervals throughout the year visits were made to the farms and
establishments where milk was handled or retailed and the conditions
found were generally satisfactory. In all 226 samples of milk were taken and
of these 219 were reported as satisfactory. The adverse reports were
investigated and follow up samples were taken until the cause of the
failure had been found and dealt with.
Complaints
Thirty-nine complaints were received about foreign matter or the
dirty condition of milk bottles. These were investigated and action was
taken with the companies concerned.
ICE CREAM
The number of premises registered for the sale and manufacture of
ice cream at the end of the year was 451. During the year 106 samples of
ice cream were taken. Of these 95 were reported as satisfactory, (either
Grade 1 or Grade 2) and 11 as unsatisfactory, i.e. either Grade 3 or
Grade 4.
While a sample that is grade 3 or 4 does not mean the product is
unfit for human consumption it is an indication that at some stage during
either manufacture or handling the required standard of cleanliness has
not been maintained. In the case of all Grade 3 or Grade 4 reports received,
investigations were made and follow up samples were taken until the
cause of the trouble had been found and removed.
PHARMACY AND POISONS
During the year the number of persons listed as sellers of poisons
to which Part II of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1933 relates decreased
by 12 to 110. The shops listed from which articles containing poisons to
which Part II of the Act relates were as follows: