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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.
At the close of the year there were registered under the
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, and the Milk and
Dairies Order, 1936:-
PERSONS.
1 Cowkeepers registered as wholesale and
retail purveyors of milk
Nil
Cowkeepers registered as wholesale p
purveyors of milk
Nil
Cowkeepers registered as retail purveyors
of milk
Nil
Total number or persons registered
for carrying on trade of oowkeeper
Nil
Retail purveyors of milk
13
. Retail purveyors of milk in sealed bottles
only
13
Total number of persons registered
as retail purveyors of milk
1
13
Total number of cowkeepers, wholesale
and retail purveyors of milk
13
PRIMISE3.
Number of cowsheds
Nil
Farms used as dairies
Nil
Other promises used as dairies
22
The bulk of the milk supply of tho Borough continues
to cone from outside the area and has boon pasteurised before
the delivery.
40 visits wore paid to dairies, milkshops and cowsheds.
Milk Sampling.
Fifty-three informal samples' of milk were taken during the
year for bacteriological examination, or for the purpose of
ascertaining whether pasteurisation had been efficiently carried
out. 47 were found to be satisfactory and 6 unsatisfactory.
Further samples were taken from the 6 unsatisfactory sources,
and 5 of these proved to be satisfactory, A further sample
was taken from the remaining source and this was found to be
satisfactory.
Milk in Schools Scheme.
All milk used in tho schools under this scheme is
pasteurised.
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