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In addition, 1 firm, having premises outside the district, is
registered as a wholesale purveyor of milk in sealed containers.
(ii) Licences were granted under the Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1923, during 1935, for the sale of:—
"Certified'' Milk 6
"Grade A" Milk 6
"Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" Milk 25
"Pasteurised'' Milk 23
"Grade A Pasteurised'' Milk 2
The above include supplementary licences which were issued
for "Certified Milk," 1; "Grade A" milk, 5; "Grade A (Tuberculin
Tested)" milk, 11; and "Pasteurised" milk, 11. These are licences
granted to firms who already have a primary licence from another
Authority, the milk being bottled outside the town, but sold in
Ilford.
(iii) Sampling.—
(a) "Certified" Milk.—12 samples were taken for bacteriological
examination for the Ministry of Health. All were satisfactory
with the exception of 1 sample which did not comply with the
standard as regards B. Coli Content, and the result was transmitted
to the Ministry of Health.
(b) "Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" Milk.—46 samples were taken, 11
of which did not comply with the standard as regards B. Coli
Content in the case of 8 retailers.
(c) "Grade A" Milk.—5 samples were taken, all of which were
factory.
(d) "Grade A Pasteurised" Milk.—11 samples were taken, 2 of which
did not comply with the standard as regards B. Coli Content in
the case of 1 retailer.
(e) "Pasteurised" Milk.—73 samples were taken, 8 of which did not
comply with the standard as regards Bacterial Count, and 8 as
regards B. Coli Content, in the case of 6 retailers.
(/) Ungraded Milk.—75 samples were taken. In 4 cases, affecting 4
firms, the retailers were communicated with owing to a high
Bacterial or B. Coli Content.
(g) Cream.—1 sample was taken, which was satisfactory.
(h) Ice Cream.—68 samples were taken. In 2 cases, affecting 2 firms,
the retailers were communicated with owing to a high Bacterial
or B. Coli Content.
(iv) Tubercular Milk.—45 samples of milk were submitted to a
biological test for tuberculosis; 2 samples were found to be positive.