Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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SECTION E —INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949
At the end of the year there were 112 persons registered for the
distribution of milk from premises within the borough and 21
registrations for the distribution of milk within the borough from
premises in the area of another authority.
There are no premises in the borough used as dairies.
Milk (Special Designations) Licences
Licences, which remain in operation from January 1 to December 31,
were issued during the year as follows :—
Table 36
Dealer's | Supplementary | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Licences issued for:— | |||
sale of pasteurised milk | 70 | 20 | 90 |
sale of tuberculin tested milk | 66 | 20 | 86 |
sale of sterilised milk | 102 | 21 | 123 |
TOTALS | 238 | 61 | 299 |
Examination of heat-treated milk
136 samples of pasteurised milk and 4 samples of sterilised milk
were submitted for examination during the year and all were found to
be satisfactory.
Analysis of milk
During the year under review, 66 samples of milk were submitted
for examination to the public analyst by the Council's inspectors; all
the samples were found to be genuine. The average composition of the
samples is set out in the following table :—
Table 37
Period | Samples | Average composition of samples examined Percentage of | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Milk fat | Solids not fat | Water | ||
First quarter | 26 | |||
Second quarter | 13 | |||
Third quarter | 17 | |||
Fourth quarter | 10 | |||
TOTALS | 66 |
The legal standard is 3.0 percent milk fat and 8.5 percent solids not fat.