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Enfield 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Table 35 Food and Drugs Bacteriological Examination of Milk 1. Methylene Blue Test (for keeping quality)
| Designation | Number of Samples | Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Void | Unsatisfactory | |||
| Pasteurised | 113 | 102 (90%) | 5 (4½%) | 6 (5½%) | |
| Designation | Number of Samples | Results | 2. Phosphatase Test (for efficiency of pasteurisation) | ||
| Satisfactory | Void | Unsatisfactory | |||
| Pasteurised | 113 | 113 (100%) | — | — | |
| Designation | Number of Samples | Results | 3. Turbidity Test (for efficiency of sterilisation) | ||
| Satisfactory | Void | Unsatisfactory | |||
| Sterilised | 47 | 46 (98%) | — | 1 (2%) | |
| Designation | Number of Samples | Results | 4. Colony Count (for efficiency of treatment) | ||
| Satisfactory | Void | Unsatisfactory | |||
| Ultra Heat Treated | 12 | 12 (100%) | — | — | |
Complaint
Fine
Costs
Table 36
Food and Drugs
Prosecutions
Dirty milk bottle
£75
0
0
£10
10
0
Dirty milk bottle
£75
0
0
£10
10
0
Dirty milk bottle
£50
0
0
£10
0
0
Glass in bottle of cream
£10
0
0
£10
0
0
Plastic material in loaf of bread
£20
0
0
£5
5
0
Piece of metal in loaf of bread
£30
0
0
£10
0
0
Blade in loaf of bread
£40
0
0
£10
0
0
Metal nut in bread
£50
0
0
£10
0
0
Foreign body in bread
£30
0
0
£5
0
0
Dirty loaf of bread
£30
0
0
£2
0
0
Foreign body in loaf
£50
0
0
£10
0
0
Cigarette in roll
£30
0
0
£5
0
0
Cigarette end in shortcake
£30
0
0
£5
0
0
Black substance in doughnut
£30
0
0
£5
0
0
Insect in shortcake biscuits
£20
0
0
£5
0
0
Mouldy chocolate cake
£20
0
0
£3
0
0
Foreign matter in bun
£20
0
0
£10
0
0
Mouldy processed cheese
£10
0
0
£3
10
0
Mouldy sausage rolls
£10
0
0
—
Mouldy sausage roll
£20
0
0
£5
0
0
Medical dressing in meat
£10
0
0
£10
0
0
Unsound packet of cooked meat
£30
0
0
£10
0
0
Mouldy sausages
£30
0
0
£5
5
0
Sour beef sandwiches
£20
0
0
£5
0
0
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