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Only 15 notifications of food poisoning were received and in
no case was the illness of a serious or protracted nature and the
diagnoses in these cases were not confirmed by bacteriological
findings.
With reference to the milk supply, at the end of the year one
cowkeeper, 88 dairies and milkshops, 152 dairymen (including those
whose premises are situated outside the Borough) and 290 purveyors
of milk in sealed receptacles remained on the Register. In no case
was it found necessary to refuse registration or to remove a retailer
from the register under Section 22 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
Under tlhe Milk (Special Designations) Order 36 principal
licences and 6 supplementary licences were granted. Of the principal
licences 4 were in respect of pasteurising establishments, 1 was
for a tuberculin-tested bottling establishment, 21 were dealers'
licences for the sale of pasteurised milk and 10 were dealers' licences
for the sale of tuberculin-tested milk. One of the licences in respect
of pasteurising establishments related to the new high temperature
short-time process. Three hundred and twenty-seven samples were
taken of milk sold under Special Designations and only nine of these
were found not to conform to the requirements of the Orders. The
vendors of these samples were warned and advice given to enable the
cause of the adverse reports to be rectified. The practice of submitting
all samples of pasteurised milk to the phosphatase test was
again followed and 8 samples were reported positive by this test.
These samples were examined for tubercle bacilli with negative
results.
Premises used for the preparation or manufacture of sausages
or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food are required to be registered
by Section 14 of the Food and Drags Act, 1938. At the end
of the year the number of premises remaining on the register was
155.
The names and addresses of 86 persons remained on the
Council's list of persons entitled to sell poisons under Part 2 of the
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1938. No action was necessary in
respect of any offence under the Act.

Warnings were given to the vendors of 16 of the adulterated
formal samples and legal proceedings were taken as regards 3