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Sutton and Cheam 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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(b) A dealer's (pre-packed milk) licence has been introduced which
permits the sale of all three kinds of specially designated milk, where the
milk is obtained by the dealer in the container in which it is to be supplied
to the consumer, or is pasteurised or sterilised by the dealer,
(c) The period for which a dealer's licence will be granted has now been
extended from one year to five years,
All milk distributors in the Borough are licensed to use the special
designation in relation to the milk retailed.
Routine inspections of the milk pasteuriser's and distributors'
premises reveal that the provisions of the regulations are generally well
observed.
The following licences authorising the use of special designations were issued during the year and expire on the,31st December, 1965:-
| Dealer's pre-packed | |
| Tuberculin Tested, Pasteurised and Sterilised | 27 |
| Tuberculin Tested, and Pasteurised | 1 |
| Tuberculin Tested | 1 |
| Pasteurised and Sterilised | 2 |
| Postearised | 3 |
| Sterilised | 11 |
| Dealer's Tuberculin Tested | 1 |
| Dealer's Pasteuriser's | 1 |
| Total | 47 |
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK SAMPLES
One hundred and fourteen samples of milk were examined as follows
| Class of Milk | Number of samples examined | Type of Test applied | Passed | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failed | Void | ||||
| Pasteurised | 71 | Phosphatase | 71 | - | - |
| Methylene Blue | 62 | - | 9 | ||
| Sterilised | 7 | Turbidity | 7 | - | - |
| Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) | 12 | Phosphatase | 12 | - | - |
| Methylene Blue | 9 | - | 3 | ||
| Tuberculin Tested (Farm Bottled) | 24 | Methylene Blue | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| TOTALS 114 | 91 | 7 | 16 | ||
To comply with the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations 1960,
samples of 'Pasteurised' and 'Tuberculin Tested' Milk on arrival at the
testing laboratory shall at once be removed from the insulated container
and stored as follows.-
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