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The following licences have been granted by the Council author
ising dealers to store and sell Designated milks: —
Pasteurised Milk 22
Tuberculin Tested Milk 21
Sterilised Milk 24
Supplementary licences were also granted, authorising dealers
to retail milk in the Borough from premises situated outside, as
follows:—
Pasteurised Milk 7
Tuberculin Tested Milk 7
Sterilised Milk 7
All premises are inspected before licences are granted, and
principal licences are verified with the appropriate local authorities
before licences are issued.
No licences were refused.
Under the regulations the Local Authority continued to take
samples from dealers and during the year under review the following
were taken:—
Pasteurised Milk 31 samples
Number found unsatisfactory Nil
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk 52 „
Number found unsatisfactory Nil
Raw Milk examined biologically for the
presence of Tubercle bacilli 4
Number found unsatisfactory Nil
The District Medical Officer of Health retains the power to take
appropriate action to prevent the spread of disease by infected milk.