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Carshalton 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Section E— Inspection and Supervision
of Food.
Milk Supply.
Cowkeepers.
There are three cowkeepers registered in the District, two of whom
are licensed by the County 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.
The number of registered milk retailers was 10.
The results of the chem'cal analyses of milk are shown under the
section dealing with Food and Drugs Act.
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations 1936-1946.
Licences under these Regulations were issued as follows—
Principal Licences—Tuberculin Tested 7
Pasteurised 7
Supplementary Licences—Tuberculin Tested 10
Pasteurised 9
Bacteriological Examination of Milk.
Two hundred and Seven samples of milk were procured and
submitted for bacteriological examination.

Table: All the milks were sold under the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, and 17 failed to comply with the prescribed Regulation. The results of the tests were as follows—

All the milks were sold under the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, and 17 failed to comply with the prescribed Regulation. The results of the tests were as follows—

Designation under which sold.No. of Samples.Methylene Blue Test.Phosphatase Test.Coliform Bacillus Test.
Satisfactory.1 'nsatis-factory.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.
Tuberculin Tested321-21
T.T. Pasteurised4440444---
Pasteurised10510051041--
Heat Treated5347653---
Accredited22---2-
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