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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, 1940:—
Premises registered as dairies and milkshops 38
Cowkeepers registered 3
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk 44
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk in sealed cartons
or containers 81
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk (sterilised) in
sealed bottles 50
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk in sealed
cartons or containers; and also sterilised in sealed bottles 19
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 19
Persons registered as wholesale purveyors of milk 7
Persons registered as wholesale purveyors of milk (sterilised)
in sealed bottles 3
Person registered as a wholesale purveyor of milk in sealed
cartons or containers 1
441 inspections of dairies, milkshops, cowsheds and other premises where
milk is sold were carried out during the year.
115 inspections (included in above) were made of 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 194 premises from which milk is retailed in Ilford, 16 are
branches of one firm, 5 of another, and 3 another, 3 retail from dairy shops
or stones, 1 from a general shop and 5 from restaurants, 11 are retailers in
a small way with rounds ; while 50 sell sterilised bottled milk only, 19 sell
sterilised milk and also milk in sealed containers, and 81 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 1940 for the sale of:—
"Tuberculin Tested" Milk 14
"Pasteurised" Milk 27
The above include supplementary licences which were issued for
44Tuberculin Tested" milk, 7; and 44Pasteurised" 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 44Tuberculin Tested" and 1 44Accredited") in respect of milk
produced on farms in the Borough during the year 1940.