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Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949
Dealers' Licences - "Tuberculin Tested" 31
Dealers' Licences - "Accredited" 3
Dealers' Supplementary Licences - "Tuberculin Tested" 12
Dealers' Supplementary Licences - "Accredited" 1
During the year 29 applications for registration as milk
distributors were dealt with. No applications were received in
respect of dairies. Of the 29 new registrations. 14 were in
respect of new premises and the other 15 were in respect of the
change of proprietorship of previously registered premises. The
sale of milk from 6 premises was discontinued during the year.
The number of premises and distributors registered at 31st
December, 1951, was as follows:-
Number of Distributors registered 138
Number of Dairies registered 11
The Middlesex County Council is the licensing authority for
premises at which milk is processed and the County Public Control
Department have furnished the following report on this matter,
namely:-
"During 1951, 3 dealer's (pasteurisers) licences and 1
dealer's (sterilisers) licence were in force. At each of
these 4 premises the processing plant was subjected to
regular inspection by my Council's officers. 143 samples of
"pasteurised" milk were procured of which 3 (two from one
processor and one from another) failed to pass the phosphatase
test. Apart from advice and warning no further
action was deemed necessary in these cases. 49 samples of
"sterilised" milk from the one licensee were procured and all
passed the turbidity test".
Ice Cream
Routine sampling and systematic inspection continues to be
undertaken in the supervision of the production of ice cream.
Regular visits are also made to premises where loose ice cream is
sold, but increasing numbers of dealers are switching over to the
sale of pre-packed ice cream, where the risk of contamination is
greatly reduced.
The Department's insistence on proper hygienic methods in the
manufacture and handling of this commodity has resulted in a