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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Kensington 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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Sixteen samples of Tuberculin Tested Milk were submitted
for examination during the year and of these four failed to
pass the prescribed test. Warning letters were sent to the
vendors of these unsatisfactory samples.
In addition, five samples of Tuberculin Tested Milk were
submitted for examination for the presence of tubercle bacilli.
In one of these samples the result was positive,, The Ministry,
of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Ministry of Food and the
Medical Officer of Health of the district in which the milk
was produced were notified, with the object of preventing
further sale of infected milk. Subsequently, the Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries stated that, after appropriate action,
the milk from the herd in question had been certified as nontuberculous.

Table: Milk (Special Designations) (Pasteurized and Sterilized Milk) Regulations, 1949 Details of licences granted during 1950 are as follows:-

Milk (Special Designations) (Pasteurized and Sterilized Milk) Regulations, 1949 Details of licences granted during 1950 are as follows:-

PrincipalSupplementary
Dealers licences to sell Pasteurized milk;10616
Dealers licences to sell Sterilized milk;12018

Table: The following table shows the number of samples of processed milk taken during the year, together with results of examination:-

The following table shows the number of samples of processed milk taken during the year, together with results of examination:-

GradeNo, of samplesMethylene blue testPhosphatase testTurbidity test
PassedFailedPassedFailedPassedFailed
Tuberculin tested (Pasteurized)4340343———
Pasteurized6867168———
Sterilized4————4—

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Warning letters were sent to the vendors of the
unsatisfactory samples.
Milk
Daring the year 460 samples of milk were submitted to the
Public Analyst and all were found to be of genuine composition.
The following table shows percentages of milk fats and
non-fat solids of the samples taken during each month:-