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SECTION E.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.

231 inspections of dairies, milkshops, cowsheds and other premises where
milk is sold were carried out during the year.
25 inspections (included in above) were made of 3 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 182 premises from which milk is retailed in Ilford, 16 are
branohes of one firm, 5 of another, and 2 another, 7 retail from dairy shops
or stores, 7 from a general shop and 8 from restaurants, 11 are retailers in
a small way with rounds; while 40 sell sterilised bottled milk only, 14 sell
sterilised milk and also milk in sealed containers, and 72 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 1943 for the sale of:—
"Tuberculin Tested" Milk 9
"Pasteurised" Milk . 15
The above include supplementary licences which were issued for
"Tuberculin Tested" milk, 2; and "Pasteurised" milk, 3. 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 1 producer's
licence in respect of "Accredited'' milk produced on a farm in the Borough
during the year 1943.