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MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) REGULATIONS 1936-1946.
76 Samples of Designated Milks were examined in the Laboratory.
Results were as follows :—
Pasteurised Milk.
25 Samples were examined by both the prescribed tests and found to be
sati factory.
6 Samples were examined by the Phosphatase test only and found to be
satisfactory.
Tuberculin Tested Milk.
21 Samples were examined, 16 satisfied both the prescribed tests.
4 Samples failed to pass both the Methylene Blue and Coliform tests.
1 Sample failed to pass the Coliform Test only.
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk.
19 Samples were examined by both the prescribed tests and found to be
satisfactory.
4 Samples were examined by the Phosphatase Test only and found to be
satisfactory.
1 Sample failed to pass the Methylene Blue Test only.
Ambulance Facilities.
First Aid was rendered on 6b4 occasions. The resuscitating apparatus
was in use on 23 occasions.
The total mileage of the vehicles was 66,687 miles.
During the year the Ambulance Service dealt with 228 Street Accidents,
and in connection with these the main danger spots in the Borough were as
follows:
Angel Road, between Fore Street and Woolmer Road.
Great Cambridge Road, from Roundabout to Westerham Avenue.
Hertford Road, from Cuckoo Hall Lane to Forest Road.
Motor cars were the chief cause of Street Accidents during the yearChurch
Street has a very bad record for cycle accidents.
Home Accidents—The number of scalding accidents to children between
6 months and 5 years of age, showed an alarming increase. It would appear
necessary that some further attention to safety in the home should be given.
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