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 Stepney]
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22 samples of milk, all of which were satisfactory, were taken in course of delivery to schools, hospitals and L.C.C. establishments" in the Borough, as follows:-
Chemical analysis. | Bacteriological examination. | |
---|---|---|
Schools | 5 | 2 |
Hospitals | 13 | — |
Day Nursery | 1 | |
Meal Centre | 1 | - |
Milk (Special Designations) (Pasteurised & Sterilised Milk)
& (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949.
399 licences were issued during the year, as follows:-
Dealer's Licences | Supplementary Licences. | |
---|---|---|
"Pasteurised" milk | 144 | 15 |
"Sterilised" milk | 172 | 18 |
"Tuberculin Tested" milk | 16 | |
Pasteurisers Licence 1. |
Bacteriological Examination of Foodstuffs.
The following samples were submitted for bacteriological examination
Nature of Sample. | No. of Samples | Observations. |
---|---|---|
Pasteurised Milk. | 95 | Satisfactory. |
Raw Milk. | 2 | Both unsatisfactory. (Taken from milk delivered into the Borough for pasteurisation.) Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries notified. |
Sterilised Milk. | 2 | Satisfactory. |
T.T.(Pasteurised) Milk. | 1 | „ |
Dried Egg Powder. | 1 | „ |
Roconstituted Salad Cream. | 1 | „ |
Jam. | 1 | |
Boneless Cooked Gammon (canned) | 1 | „ |
Jellied Eels. | 3 | „ |
Ice Cream. | 99 | (See Special Report on Top cream). |
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