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ceaseless vigilance depends the success of the Council's efforts to
ensure the wholesomeness and purity of all food prepared, stored or
sold in Hackney. This work, always of an exacting nature, is more
so in these days when there is an almost continuous flow of new Acts,
Orders and Regulations with which the officers concerned need to be
familiar.
Inspection and Supervision of Food and Food Premises.—1950.
Milk Supply.—At the end of the year 32 dairies and milkshops,
59 dairymen (including those whose premises are situated outside
the Borough) and 145 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.
The Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk)
Regulations, 1949 and the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk)
Regulations, 1949.
The following table shows the number of licences issued under
the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1949:—
Dealer's (Pasteuriser's) Licence 3
Dealer's (Steriliser's) Licence 1
DEALERS' LICENCES.
Tuberculin Tested 42
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) 16
Pasteurised 106
Sterilised 170
Accredited 2 Total 340
DEALERS' SUPPLEMENTARY LICENCES.
Tuberculin Tested 20
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) 1
Pasteurised 24
Sterilised 25 Total 70
Samples of milk sold under special designations and submitted
for bacteriological examination totalled 661, and the results of
these examinations showed that 19 samples failed to conform to
the requirements of the Regulations. The vendors of the samples
were warned and advice was given to enable the causes of the
adverse reports to be rectified. The practice of submitting all
samples of pasteurised milk to the phosphatase test was again
followed and 4 samples were reported positive by this test. These
samples were examined for tubercle bacilli with negative results.