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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.
There are no farms or cowsheds in the district.
The number of persons registered as retail purveyors of milk during
the year was 11, and there are now on the Register 186. During the
year 266 visits were paid to these milk shops and 24 samples of milk were
submitted to the Counties Public Health Laboratories for bacteriological
examination.
Milk (Special Designations) Orders, 1936 and 1938.
These Orders prescribe the following special designations for milk:—
(a) Tuberculin Tested; (b) Accredited; and (c) Pasteurised. Milk
designated under this Order may be shortly described as follows:—
Tuberculin Tested Milk comes from cows that have passed the
Tuberculin Test for freedom from Tuberculosis.
Tuberculin Tested Milk (Pasteurised) is Tuberculin Tested Milk
which has also been pasteurised.
Tuberculin Tested Milk (Certified) is Tuberculin Tested Milk which
is bottled on the Farm.
Accredited Milk comes from cows which have passed veterinary
examinations but have not been submitted to the Tuberculin Tests for
Tuberculosis.
Pasteurised Milk is milk which has been heated to a temperature
of 145-150 degrees F., and maintained at that temperature for 30
minutes.
These designations may only be used under a licence from the local
authority. In 1938 the following licences were granted:—
Tuberculin Tested Milk Licences:—
Bottlers' Licences 2
Dealers' Licences 12
Supplementary Licences 5