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SECTION E.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION
OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.
(i) The following is a summary of Persons and Premises registered as
at 31st December, 1936:—
Premises registered as dairies and milkshops 42
Cowkeepers registered 5
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk 47
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk in sealed cartons
or containers 82
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk (sterilized) in
sealed bottles 60
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk in sealed cartons
or containers; and also sterilized in sealed bottles 15
Persons registered as retail purveyors of cream 11
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk in the Ilford
district, whose premises are outside the Borough 21
Persons registered as wholesale purveyors of milk 5
Persons registered as wholesale purveyors of milk (sterilized)
in sealed bottles 2
Person registered as wholesale purveyor of milk in sealed
cartons or containers 1
357 inspections of dairies, milkshops, cowsheds and other premises where
milk is sold were carried out during the year.
119 inspections (included in above) were made of the 5 cowsheds on 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.
3 of the 5 registered cow-keepers are wholesale and retail
purveyors of milk; 2 are retail purveyors only.
Of the 203 premises from which milk is retailed in Ilford, 17
are branches of one firm, 5 another, and 2 another, 3 retail from
dairy shops or stores, 2 from general shops and 5 from restaurants,
12 are retailers in a small way with rounds and also provision for
storage of milk; while 60 sell sterilised bottled milk only, 15 sell
sterilised milk and also milk in sealed containers, and 82 retail
milk in sealed containers only.
In 2 premises, pasteurising plant has been installed. Only 1
of these has, however, been licensed.