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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
Feltham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Milk (Special Designation), (Raw Milk) and Pasteurised and
(Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949
The number of licences granted to sell graded milks is
as follows:—
Tuberculin Tested 8
Accredited —
Pasteurised 8
Sterilised 9
Supplementary Licences:—
Tuberculin Tested 12
Accredited —
Pasteurised 13
Sterilised 12
51 samples of graded milks were taken and submitted to
the Public Health Laboratory Service at Epsom. Of these
three samples of pasteurised milk failed the methylene blue
test.
55 samples of ice cream were taken and submitted to the Public Health Laboratory Service at Epsom. These samples were graded as follows:—
| Provisional Grades | 1 | 1 &2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samples taken (Total 55) | 42 | 53 | 2 | — |
| % of total samples | 76.36 | 96.36 | 3.63 | — |
| No. in which Coliforms present in 1/10 ml. | 11 | 5 | 1 | — |
| % in which Coliforms present | 26.19 | 9.43 | 50.0 | — |
| No. in which Faecal B. Coli present | — | 1 | — | — |
| % in which Faecal B. Coli present | — | 1.88 | — | — |
These results show a continuation of the improvement
noted in the previous report. The fact that over ninety-six
per cent of all samples fell within grades I and II compared
with eighty-four per cent in 1950 and fifty-six per cent in
1949, indicates, I think, that there has undoubtedly been a