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Milk Supply.—At the end of the year 30 dairies and milkshops,
57 dairymen (including those whose premises are situated outside
the Borough) and 153 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 Designations) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk)
Regulations, 1949, and the Milk (Special Designations) (Raw Milk)
Regulations, 1949.
The following table shows the number of licences issued under
the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1949-50:—
Dealer's (Pasteuriser's) Licence 1
Dealer's (Steriliser's) Licence 1

Samples of milk sold under special designations and submitted
for bacteriological examination totalled 571, and the results of
these examinations showed that 20 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 8 samples were reported positive by this test. These
samples were examined for tubercle bacilli with negative results.