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Biological Test
Seventy-two samples of raw milk, as delivered to Pasteurisers'
Depots in the Borough, were submitted to the Counties Laboratories
for biological examination, on behalf of the Essex County Council.
All were satisfactory except for four samples, the tests of which
were inconclusive.
The Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised & Sterilised
Milk) Regulations, 1949 & 1950.
The Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulation, 1949.
Licences for the sale of milk under Special Designations were
granted as follows :—
Dealers' Licences. Supplementary Licences.
Pasteurised 54 Pasteurised 10
Sterilised 138 Sterilised 11
Tuberculin Tested 25 Tuberculin Tested 10
Licences (Plant).
Pasteurisers 2
There are no Cow-keepers in the district.
The number of Retail Milk Distributors is 159.
One hundred and seventy-nine visits were paid to registered
premises and a satisfactory standard of cleanliness was maintained.
The Milk (Special Designations) (Specified Areas) Order,
1951.
The above Order came into operation on the 1st October, 1951.
All milk retailed within the Borough must be either Pasteurised or
Sterilised.
(b) Ice Cream.
Thirty applications for Registration were received and were
dealt with as follows
Vendors, New 14
Vendors, Transfers 15
Refused 1
Number on Register at end of year 332
Number of premises used for manufacturing 13
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, Etc.)—Regulations, 1947-51.
The trade has continued to co-operate and a good standard
has been maintained.