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SECTION IV.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF
FOOD.
1. Milk Supply.—There are 80 dairies and milkshops and 5
cowsheds on the register. In addition, 9 premises are registered
to sell cream only. 232 inspections of dairies, milkshops and
cowsheds were carried out during the year.
63 inspections (included in above) were made of the 5 farms
registered under the provisions of the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation)
Act, 1915, and the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922,
and the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
Structural alterations have been carried out under supervision
at 2 farms.
Of the 80 premises from which milk is retailed in Ilford, 16
are branches of one firm, 2 another and 4 another, while another
is a branch of a large firm of retailers, 6 retail from dairy shops or
stores, 8 from general shops and 5 from restaurants. Four are
retailers in a small way with rounds and also provision for storage
of milk, while 34 sell sterilised bottled milk only.
In 4 premises, pasteurising plant has been installed. Only
2 of these have, however, been licensed.
There are 5 wholesale dealers in milk, all having cows on
the premises. Of these dealers, four are also retailers.
2. Licences were granted under the Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1923, during 1930, for the sale of :—
" Certified " Milk 5
" Grade A " Milk 6
" Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) " Milk 9
" Pasteurised " Milk 21
" Grade A Pasteurised" Milk 5
The above include supplementary licences which were issued
for "Certified" milk, 5; "Grade A" milk, 3; "Grade A