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These samples of milk were mainly taken from roundsmen
during the course of delivery or on arrival at schools. They include
the bi'monthly sampling of the two dairymen holding Pasteurisers'
Licences.
The following table gives details of samples of milk taken:—
Grade
No. of
Samples
RESULTS
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Pasteurised
79
78
1
Tuberculin Tested
Pasteurised
48
46
2
TOTALS
127
124
3
Biological Test
Seventy-nine 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.
Fifty-seven of the samples gave negative results, two gave positive
results whilst twenty proved to be inconclusive, but on repeat
samples being taken were negative.
The Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised 6? Sterilised
Milk) Regulations, 1949 & 1950.
The Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949
Licences for the sale of milk under Special Designations were
granted as follows :—
Dealers' Licences. Supplementary Licences.
Pasteurised 58 Pasteurised 9
Sterilized 136 Sterilized 11
Tuberculin Tested 26 Tuberculin Tested 9
Licences (Plant).
Pasteurisers 2
There are no Cow-keepers in the district.
The number of Retail Milk Distributors is 158.
One hundred and fourteen 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.