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the utensils and equipment used, thus two sets of officials visit
where only one did previously.
Although no longer under the control of the council, it is interesting
to note that one firm who previously pasteurised a large
quantity of their own milk now buy it pasteurised and bottled ready
for delivery to the customer.
For the first time premises selling sterilised milk require to be
licensed. The following is a summary of the applications dealt
with for licences to use special designations, namely:—
Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk)
Regulations, 1949.
Dealers' Licences, authorising the use of the designation
' 'Pasteurised'' 54
Dealers' Licences, authorising the use of the designation
"Sterilised" 113
Dealers' Supplementary Licences, authorising the use
of the designation "Pasteurised" 13
Dealers' Supplementary Licences, authorising the use
of the designation "Sterilised" 14
Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949.
Dealers' Licences, authorising the use of the designation
"Tuberculin Tested" 23
Dealers' Licences, authorising the use of the designation
"Accredited" 2
Dealers' Supplementary Licences, authorising the use
of the designation ' 'Tuberculin Tested'' . . . . 13
Dealers' Supplementary Licences, authorising the use
of the designation "Accredited" 1
During the year 79 applications for registration as milk distributors
were dealt with, and 6 applications were received in respect
of dairies. The number of premises and distributors registered at
the 31st December, 1949, was as follows:—
Number of Distributors registered 120
Number of Dairies registered 12
Ice Cream.
Ice cream production in the borough is generally satisfactory,
and regular visits and sampling continues. It is a cause for satisfaction
that consistently good results are being obtained by the Council's
own production plant.