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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1931.
seven cases the Public Health Committee after considering the
amount of adulteration and circumstances of sale, decided not to
prosecute the vendors, but to take further samples.
19 samples of milk were taken on delivery to the various
institutions in the Borough all of which were genuine. Three
others were procured in the early morning from wholesale dealers
during delivery to retailers. One of these was reported against
and proceedings were taken against the vendor who was fined
£5 and ordered to pay £5 5s. costs. 55 samples were taken on
Sundays either in the early morning or at mid-day; all of these
were genuine.
352 samples were taken from milk vendors in the street during
the early morning 5 to 7 a.m., on weekdays, and of these four or
1.1 per cent, were reported against.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.
The following licences for sale of designated milks were
granted:—
Certified 34
Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) 53
Grade A 6
Pasteurised 22
Bacteriological Examination of Milk.
The following samples of Graded Milks were submitted for
bacteriological examination in order to see if the bacterial content
was within the prescribed standard for the appropriate grade.