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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southall 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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(3) Provision now to be made for all designated milk to be kept separate
from non-designated milks or milks with other designations.
(4) One Regulation extends the powers of the Medical Officer of Health to
take action in cases of suspected or confirmed infectious diseases
associated with the sale of milk.
The designations "Accredited' and "Standard" were permitted for a time,
but are to be excluded from the list of designations after five years from the
passing of the Act.
After 1st October, 1949, 9 dealers' licences were issued in accordance with
the Regulations. No action was required to be taken regarding infectious
diseases associated with the sale of milk.
Licences:
The following licences under: (1) Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936 (2) Milk (Special Designations) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949, and Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949, were issued:
| (1) | (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| for the sale of Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised | 2 | — |
| for the sale of Tuberculin Tested Milk | 10 | — |
| for the bottling of Tuberculin Tested Milk | 1 | — |
| for the sale of Accredited Milk | — | — |
| for the sale of Pasteurised Milk | 13 | — |
| for the sale of Sterilised Milk | — | 9 |
| for Pasteurisation | 1 | — |
| Supplementary Licences | 7 | 19 |
| Totals | 34 | 28 |
Sampling:
Fifty-eight samples of milk, designated and non-designated (including one
empty bottle) were sent during the year for bacterial count. The examinations
are carried out by the Public Health Laboratory Service.
Food Sampling:
The chemical or bacteriological analyses of 191 food samples taken during
the year were carried out by the Public Health Laboratory Service. The Pood
and Drugs (Adulteration) Act is administered by the County Council. Better
liaison was established with the Middlesex County Council with regard to the
provision of information concerning sampling under the Pood and Drugs Act,
1938.
Sixty-five of these specimens were ice-cream samples, covering 17 makes of
ice-cream, and following bacteriological analysis the ice-creams were graded as
follows:—
I-31
II-28
III-3
IV-3
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Food Inspections;
Inspections are made of the carcases of slaughtered animals at St.
Bernard's Hospital (L.C.C.) Slaughterhouse and pig clubs, and of premises where
meat and other foods are sold or prepared for sale. There is no registered
slaughterhouse or public abattoir in the district, and most of the meat supplied
comes from the Ministry of Pood Distribution Centre.
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