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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, 1939 :—
Premises registered as dairies and milkshops ... ... ... 38
Cowkeepers registered ... ... ... ... ... ... 3
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk ... ... ... 43
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk in sealed cartons
or containers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 92
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk (sterilised) in
sealed bottles ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 54
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk in sealed cartons
or containers; and also sterilised in sealed bottles ... 18
Persons registered as retail purveyors of cream ... ... 12
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk in the Ilford
district, whose premises are outside the Borough... ... 19
Persons registered as wholesale purveyors of milk ... ... 7
Persons registered as wholesale purveyors of milk (sterilised)
in sealed bottles ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3
Person registered as wholesale purveyor of milk in sealed '
cartons or containers ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
387 inspections of dairies, milkshops, cowsheds and other premises where
milk is sold were carried out during the year.
133 inspections (included in above) were made of the 4 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.
2 of the 3 registered cow-keepers are wholesale and retail purveyors of
milk ; 1 is a retail purveyor only.
Of the 207 premises from which milk is retailed in Ilford, 16 are branches
of one firm, 5 another, and 3 another, 2 retail from dairy shops or stores, 1
from a general shop and 5 from restaurants, 11 are retailers in a small way
with rounds ; while 54 sell sterilised bottled milk only, 18 sell sterilised milk
and also milk in sealed containers, and 92 retail milk in sealed containers
only. In 3 premises, pasteurising plant has been installed. Only 2 of these
have, however, been licensed. 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) Orders,
1936 and 1938, during 1939 for the sale of :—
" Tuberculin Tested " Milk ... ... ... ... 17
" Pasteurised " Milk ... ... ... ... ... 28
The above include supplementary licences which were issued for 44 Tuberculin
Tested " milk, 8 ; and " Pasteurised " milk, 9. 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.
In addition to the above, the Essex CounTy Council granted 3 producer's
licences (2 44 Tuberculin Tested " and 1 44 Accredited ") in respect of milk
produced on farms in the Borough during the year 1939.