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No. 707. Junket Powder. Containing sulphur di-oxide. Official.
Proceeding's instituted against previous seller and case
dismissed on payment of £10 costs.
No. 909 Sausages. Containing sulphur di-oxide. Official.
Declaration obscured. Letter of caution sent.
No.921. Preserved Sausages, containing sulphur di-oxide. Official.
Proceedings against previous seller, who was fined £2.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1923.
Licences were granted under the above Order during 1935,
for the sale of Graded Milk, as under:—
One to pasteurise and sell, and 23 to sell including two
supplementary licences for the sale of Pasteurised Milk; four to
sell Certified Milk; thirteen to sell including two supplementary
licenses for the sale of Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) Milk;
three to sell, including one supplementary licence to sell Grade
"A" Pasteurised Milk; nine to sell, including one to produce,
bottle and sell Grade "A" Milk.
One hundred and five samples were submitted for bacteriological
examination, the results being as follows:—
Pasteurised Milk—
Satisfactory 56
Unsatisfactory 1 (Excessive Bacteria)
Grade "A" Milk-
Satisfactory 21
Unsatisfactory 1 (Excessive Bacteria, and Conform
Bacillus present in
1/100 th c.c.)
Certified Milk—
Satisfactory 3
Unsatisfactory 1 (Excessive Bacteria)
Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested)
Satisfactory 17
Unsatisfactory 4 (Coliform Bacillus was present
in 1/100 c.c., and in addition
one contained excessive
bacteria)
Grade "A" Pasteurised Milk—
Satisfactory 1
Unsatisfactory Nil
With regard to the samples which failed to meet the requirements
of the above mentioned Order, letters of caution were sent
Pointing out that a thorough investigation into the matter must
be made with a view to tracing the source of contamination and
preventing a recurrence.
Other Foods.
All factories dealing with foods of various kinds, also retail
shops and other premises, are frequently inspected by the Sanitary
Inspectors, who made 5,394 visits during the year.
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