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The Milk (Special Designation) (Special Areas) Order, 1951, came into
operation on 1st October. 1951. This Order defined the County of Middlesex
as an area in which the use of a special designation becomes obligatory for the
purpose of all sales of milk by retail for human consumption (other than a
catering sale). In other words no raw milk can be sold in the Borough.
Five complaints were received with regard to milk bottles. In no case
was formal action possible.
ICE CREAM, Under the Food and Drugs Act, premises used for the sale or
the manufacture for the purpose of sale, of ice cream, or the storage of icecream
intended for sale must be registered. This does not apply to premises
used primarily as a club hotel, inn or restaurant and only to a theatre,
cinematograph theatre, music hall or concert hall if the ice-cream is manufactured
on the premises. The number of premises registered at the end of the year was
249.
The Ice-Cream (Heat Treatment, etc.) Regulations require all ice-cream
except complete cold mix powders to be heat treated with a view to killing
any pathogenic organisms which may be present and lay down the temperatures at
which mixtures are to be kept before and after heat treatment - these temperatures
are such as to discourage bacterial growth.
The Regulations also require that ice-cream shall be protected from dirt,
dust or other contamination. The enforcement of these Regulations calls for
regular and persistent supervision of premises, plant and methods of manufacturing
and handling.
During the year, 123 inspections of registered premises were carried out.
The following results were obtained from the bacteriological examination of
samples:-
Satisfactory Doubtful Unsatisfactory
Ice-Cream 43 4 1
The percentage of doubtful and unsatisfactory samples was 10.4 as compared
with 4 0 in 1963.
BAKEHOUSES. There are 18 bakehouses in the Borough and 56 visits of
inspection were made during the year.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES. There is no public abattoir, private slaughterhouse or
knacker's yard operating in the Borough.
SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS (AMENDMENT) ACT 1954. No application for a licence
under the provisions of the Act, has been received.

A further 73 inspections were made of vehicles in which food was being
conveyed, or from which food was being sold.
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