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Food and Food Premises. 87
65 samples of milk were taken on delivery to the various
institutions in the Borough, and three were procured in the
early morning from wholesale dealers during delivery to retailers.
All of these were genuine.
50 samples have been taken on Sundays either in the early
morning or at mid-day. All of these were genuine.
603 samples were taken from milk vendors in the street
during the early morning (5 to 7 a.m.) on weekdays, and of these
seven or 1.1 per cent. were reported against.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1922 and 1923.
The following licences for sale of designated milks were
granted:—
Certified 37
Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) 51
Grade A 3
Pasteurised 14
Bacteriological Examination of Milk.
Four samples of milk were examined for the presence of
Tubercle Bacilli under Section 5 of the Milk and Dairies (Amendment)
Act, 1922, and in none of them was the organism found.
The following samples of graded milk were submitted for
bacteriological examination in order to see if the bacterial
content was within the prescribed standard for the appropriate
grade.