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Mr. Twynham.
Casson Place. Lolesworth Buildings.
Chicksand Place. Montague Place.
Easington Buildings. Spelman Court.
Green Dragon Yard. Tewkesbury Buildings.
Mr. Vogler.
Albert Cottages, Albert Street. Spital Street.
Moss's Buildings. Victoria Cottages, Albert Street.
V. -INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply
There are 413 dairy premises on the register and 1,588 inspections were
made to them during the year.
In addition there are registered in the Borough 242 purveyors who sell
milk in sealed bottles, 41 dairymen who have premises outside the Borough
and 19 cowsheds.
In addition to the routine sampling of milk, both chemically and bacteriologically,
arrangements have been made to take periodical samples of milk at
the L.C.C. Institutions and schools in the Borough, and to furnish reports to
the L.C.C. Arrangements were also made during the year for samples of milk
to be examined for tuberculosis bacilli by inoculation.
Milk and
Dairies
Order, 1926.
It is an offence to bottle milk other than on registered premises. During
the year two summonses were issued for this offence, the total amount of fines
being £2 2s. 0d. and £4 4s. 0d. costs.
Milk Special
Designations
Order 1928.
47 licences under the above Order were issued during the year, being 22
more than the previous year.
The description of the licences are as follows:—
Dealers Dealers Supple-
Licences. mentary Licences.
Certified Milk 5 1
Grade A.T.T 19* 3
Grade A Milk Pasteurised 4 1
Grade A. 2 —
Pasteurised 8 4
Agricultural
Produce
(Grading and
Marking)
Act, 1928.
Merchandise
Marks Act,
1926.
* 1 being in respect to a bottling establishment.
There were no infringements of the various Regulations made under this
Act during the year which required legal action to be taken.
With regard to the various orders made under this Act, it was only found
necessary to take legal proceedings in one instance. The shopkeeper was
summoned for failing to label foreign tomatoes. He was fined £2 and ordered
to pay 10s. 6d. costs.