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The number of visits paid to the dairies and milkshops was
581. There were 19 instances in which it was necessary to serve
notices regarding the use of dirty utensils and 34 notices were served
requiring the cleansing or repairing of premises used as dairies.
There were two prosecutions during the year under the Milk
and Dairies Order, 1926. The first summons, for carrying on the
trade of a dairyman and using premises as a dairy without being
registered, was dismissed on payment of three guineas costs, and
the second summons, for failing to cause vessels for containing milk
to be kept in a state of cleanliness, was adjourned sine die.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.—The special
designations under which milk may be sold or offered or exposed
for sale in pursuance of this Order are :—
(a) " Certified " ;
(b) " Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) " ;
(c) " Grade A," and
(d) " Pasteurised."
The Borough Council is authorised to grant licences to any
person other than a producer to sell such graded milk. The licences
are valid for a period ending on the 31st December of the year in
which they are granted.
The licences in force in the Borough at the end of the year
were :—
Licences to sell milk as " Certified " :—
(a) Licences in respect of premises in the Borough
at or from which the milk is sold 12
(b) Supplementary licence to sell milk from premises
outside the Borough 1
Licences to sell milk as " Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) "
(a) Licence in respect of an establishment at which
the milk is bottled 1
(b) Licences in respect of premises in the Borough
at or from which the milk is sold 23
(c) Supplementary licence to sell milk from premises
outside the Borough 1
Licences to sell milk as " Grade A" :—
(a) Licences in respect of premises in the Borough
at or from which the milk is sold 6
(b) Supplementary licences to sell milk from premises
outside the Borough 2