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Bexley 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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SECTION E. - INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION
OF FOOD.

Table: (a) MILK SUPPLY.The milk retailed for consumption in the area is all pasteurised and bottled.

(a) MILK SUPPLY.

The milk retailed for consumption in the area is all pasteurised and bottled.

No, of Distributors with Dairy Premises• • •4
No. of Distributors with Shop Premises• • •29
No. of Distributors from outside area• • •7

Table: Licences granted by the Council under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960:-

Licences granted by the Council under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960:-

Dealers' Licences:-
Pasteurised Milk• • •34
Tuberculin Tested Milk• • •36
Sterilised Milk• • •39

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21 samples of milk were forwarded to the Public Health Laboratory
for the Methylene Blue and Phosphatase Tests. All were satisfactory,
(b) ADULTERATION OF FOOD. FOOD AX IT DRUGS ACT, 1955.
139 samples were taken during the year.
THE FOOD HYGIENE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1960
During the year further improvememts were carried out at food
shops and generally speaking co-operation of food traders was
satisfactory.

Table: Registration of Premises under Food and Drugs Act, 1955.

Registration of Premises under Food and Drugs Act, 1955.

No. of premises registered for:-
Manufacture and Sale of Ice Cream• • •2
Sale of Ice Cream• • •168
Preparation of Sausages, etc.• • •52

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31 samples of Ice Cream were submitted for examination under
the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations, 1947. Two were unsatisfactory.