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SECTION E.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
MILK SUPPLY
The Council has delegated to the Public Health Committee all its
powers and duties under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, and any
Regulations which might thereafter be made thereunder.
The Milk (Special Designations) (Specified Area) Order, 1951, which
came into operation on 1st October, 1951, specified an area, including
Ilford, in which the compulsory use of special designations for retail
sales of milk shall operate.
(i) MILK AND DAIRIES (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1959.
Persons and premises registered as at 31st December, 1961:-
Persons registered as distributors of milk 128
Premises registered as dairy premises (other than dairy
farms) 10
217 inspections of dairy premises were carried out during the year.
(ii) MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) REGULATIONS, 1960:-
The followinglicences were granted during l961 for the 5-year period
ending31st December, 1965:-
Dealer's (Pasteuriser's) 1
do. (Steriliser's) 1
do. (Tuberculin Tested) 1
do. (Pre-Packed Milk)
Tuberculin Tested 50
Pasteurised 90
Sterilised 103
Two licences granted by the Essex County Agricultural Executive
Committee, in respect of the production of Tuberculin Tested milk at
farms in the Borough are in operation.
(iv) SAMPLING. — The following is the routine practice adopted:-
Designated Milks (Raw and Heat treated). — These are sampled
bi-monthly and after unsatisfactory reports.