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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
Beddington and Wallington 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Number of licences issued under Milk (Special Designation)
Regulations:
Tuberculin Tested Milk—Dealers' Licences 6
„ „ „ Supplementary Licences 15
Pasteurised Milk—Dealers' Licences 6
„ „ Supplementary Licences 15
Sterilized Milk—Dealers' Licences 11
„ „ Supplementary Licences 16
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One hundred and five samples of milk were submitted for examination. The results of the tests are set out below:
| Designation | No. of Samples | Methylene Blue Test | Phosphatase Test | Turbidity Test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||
| Pasteurized | 82 | 82 | — | 82 | — | — | — |
| T.T. Pasteurized | 16 | 16 | — | 16 | — | — | — |
| Sterilized | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Tuberculin Tested (Farm Bottled) | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Four samples of Tuberculin Tested milk were submitted for biological
examination - Tubercle bacilli were not isolated.
CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF MILK
Nineteen samples of milk were submitted to the Public Analyst.
All were reported genuine.
The average composition was as follows:
Fat % 3.95
Solids-not-fat % 8.74
Total Solids % 12.69
ICE CREAM
Number of premises registered for the sale of ice cream 96
Number of manufacturers Nil
Number of inspections of premises 95
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Thirty-six samples of ice cream were procured and submitted
for bacteriological examination. The results are set out in the following table:-