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"Valuable help has been given to and also received from
voluntary organisations in the Town, and also assistance has been
given to our less fortunate citizens by generous individual citizens
interested in this work.
"It is noteworthy that not one single complaint has been
brought to my notice in connection with this section of the work,
and an extension of the service is worthy of consideration, if one
is to judge by the results obtained."
E.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
(a) Milk Supply.
Routine phosphatase tests were carried out on samples of
pasteurised milk, more particularly to control the efficiency of the
three plants licensed in the Borough.
The following is contributed by the Chief Sanitary Inspector.
The average number of cows kept in the district is seven.
There is only one cowshed, and 14 visits were paid by the Sanitary
Inspectors, in addition to special visits paid by your Chief Sanitary
Inspector.
The number of retail purveyors of milk is 230, most of whom
carry on a general shop and sell milk in bottles as they receive it.
Three hundred and sixty-nine visits were paid to registered
premises of purveyors of milk during the year, and the general
standard of cleanliness was maintained.
During the year 54 samples of milk were taken for bacteriological
examination. Of these, 17 were from pasteurised milk
supplied to schools in the Town, and these samples gave satisfactory
results. Of the remaining 37 samples, all were satisfactory
excepting four where a positive coliform result was obtained.
The samples are summarised as follows:—
No. of Samples.
Satisfactory. Unsatisfactory.
Tuberculin tested 3 —
Pasteurised 36 —
,, (not sold as such) 1 1
Raw 10 3
Totals 50 4