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period, and decolourised methylene blue in three hours and four
hours respectively. The other, taken during the five hour
period, decolourised methylene blue in 4½ hours.
In the case of farm bottled milk. it is the practice
immediately to notify the proprietors of the dairy of any failure,
and they in turn take the matter up with the responsible
producers.
During the year the pasteurisation of milk ceased at one
of the two pasteurising dairies in the Borough and the plant has
been removed.
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF MILK AND CREAM SAMPLES
Thirty formal and four informal milk samples have been
taken for chemical analysis.
The milk samples contained satisfactory averages of 3.7 per
cent milk fat and 8.8 per cent of milk solids other than milk
fat.
These results are above the minimum standard of 3 per cent
milk fat and 8.5 per cent milk solids other than fat laid down
in the Sale of Milk Regulations.
Seven informal samples of cream submitted for analysis were
found to be satisfactory.
BIOLOGICAL MILK SAMPLES (FARM BOTTLED MILK)
Eleven samples of Tuberculin Tested Milk were taken for
biological examination.
In all cases the guinea pigs inoculated with the milk failed
to show any signs of tuberculous infection on post mortem.
ICE CREAM
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment etc.) Regulations 1947-1952
Registrations. At the end of 1954 a total of one hundred
and eighty six premises had been registered for the sale of ice
cream in accordance with Section 14 of the Food and Drugs Act
1938 and on six of these premises ice cream could be manufactured.
At the present time only a small amount is made at two
premises.
Durliig the. year seven applications for the registration of
premises for the sale of ice cream were received and granted.
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