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The seven unsatisfactory samples of Pasteurised and HeatTreated
Milk were taken during the months of July and August
when the shade temperature was somewhat abnormal.
Biological Test.
Four samples of pasteurised milk were examined, all of which
were satisfactory.
The Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936.
Licences for the sale of milk under Special Designations were
granted as follows :—
Dealers' Licences. Supplementary Licences.
Pasteurised Milk 15 Pasteurised Milk 3
Tuberculin Tested Milk 10 Tuberculin Tested Milk 3
Bottling Licences.
Pasteurised Milk 2 Tuberculin Tested Milk
(Pasteurised) — 2
There was one Cowshed in the district and the average number
of cows kept was four. Use now discontinued.
The number of Retail Purveyors of Milk is 65. All of these
sell milk in bottles " as received."
One hundred and seventy-two visits were paid to registered
dealers and a satisfactory standard of cleanliness was maintained.
(b) Ice Cream.
Fifty-seven applications for Registration as Vendors were
received.
New licences were granted as follows :—
Vendors 47 Transfers 10
Number on the Register at the end of the year 183
Number of above holding Manufacturers' licences 17
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, Etc.), Regulations, 1947/8.
The trade has adopted a co-operative attitude and due care
and attention is paid in order to comply with the requirements of
the above Regulations.
Medical Examination—Typhoid, Etc., Carriers.
This is the third year of the voluntary scheme of medical
examinations and blood tests of those engaged in the ice-cream
trade.
The Medical Officer of Health holds a session weekly and
114 employees presented themselves for examination.