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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
Carshalton 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Section E— Inspection and Supervision
of Food.
Milk Supply.
Cow\eepers.
There are three cowkeepers registered in the District, two of whom
are licensed by the Countv Council, to use the term " Accredited
Milk."
Regular inspections have been made of the farms.
Only a very small amount of unpasteurised or raw milk is consumed
in the district.
Milk Retailers.
As a result of the rationalisation of deliveries the number of
registered milk retailers fell to 10.
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations 1936-1946.
Licences under these Regulations were issued as follows:—
Principal Licences—Tuberculin Tested 5
Pasteurised 7
Supplementary Licences—Tuberculin Tested 8
Pasteurised 7
Bacteriological Examination of Milk.
The number of samples of milk submitted for bacteriological examination was 202. The results were as follows :—
| Designation under which sold. | No. of Samples. | Methylene Blue Test. | Phosphatase Test. | Coliform Bacillus Test. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | ||
| Tuberculin Tested | 33 | 22 | 11 | — | — | 23 | 10 |
| T.T. Pasteurised | 25 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Pasteurised | 96 | 85 | 11 | 96 | 0 | — | — |
| Heat Treated | 42 | 39 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Accredited | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Non- designated | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |