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SECTION III.— SUPERVISION OF FOOD SUPPLY.
1. Milk Supply.— There are 44 dairies and milkshops and
7 cowsheds on the register. 288 inspections of dairies, milkshops
and cowsheds were carried out during the year.
Of the 44 premises from which milk is retailed in Ilford, 8 are
branches of one firm, 4 another, 2 another, and 2 another. Of
the remainder, three are retailers in a large way. 7 retail from
dairy shops or stores, 5 from general grocery shops, and 2 from
restaurants. 11 are retailers in a small way with rounds and also
provision for storage of milk.
In three of the premises pasteurising plant has been installed
for the treatment of milk to comply with the requirements
of the Milk and Diaries (Amendment) Act, 1922. Only one of
these has, however, been licensed under the Order.
There are eight wholesale dealers in milk. Of these, two
are also retailers. Two of the eight have no cows on the premises
; the remaining six have cowsheds.
Licenses were granted under the Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1922, during 1923, for the sale of:—
"Certified" milk 7
"Grade A" milk 6
"Grade A (tuberculin tested)" milk 1
"Pasteurised" milk 5
(four of these licenses are held by the
same dairyman.)
The above include supplementary licenses which were issued
for "Certified" milk 4, "Grade A" milk 5, and" Pasteurised"
milk 1. These are licenses granted to firms who already have a
license from another Authority, the milk being bottled outside the
town but sold in Ilford.
By the Milk (Special Designations) Order, dated 25th May,
1923, an amendment was made to the Order of 9th December,
1922, as regards the treatment of "Pasteurised" milk.
The Order of 9th December, 1922, required that "Pasteurised"
milk should not, after treatment, contain more than 30,000
bacteria per cubic centimetre nor any bacillus coli in one-tenth of
a cubic centimetre, while the latter Order requires that any sample
taken between 1st July and 31st December, 1923, should not