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Camberwell 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1923.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1923. During this year sixty-four licences (including supplementary licences) were issued for the sale of milk under a special designation, as follows:-
| Certified | 3 |
| Certified (Supplementary licences) | 1 |
| Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) | 21 |
| Grade A | 18 |
| Grade A (Pasteurised), Supplementary Licences | 2 |
| Pasteurised | 19 |
| Total | 64 |
A feature new to this Borough, under the provisions of the above Order,
was the installation at a dairy of a bottling establishment, where Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) milk received from the Farmer in bulk, in properly sealed churns,
was bottled at these premises for distribution by the Dairyman.
Establishments similar in nature will be welcomed in this Borough, as the milk
in bottles compares favourably in price with that of ordinary milk, and the number
of organisms per c.c. is limited by the Milk Order, 1923.
Milk of the same designation, but bottled outside the area of this Borough,
has also been placed on sale by other firms.
Under the Order it is provided that the Local Authority shall, at intervals,
submit samples of this special milk for bacteriological examination.
A report of a sample so taken is given hereunder: —
Report of Bacteriological Analysis.
| Sample No. | Date. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 2 | 5/11/24. | Milk, Grade A (Tuberculin Tested). | Number of bacteria per c.c.—2,333. Bacillus Coli, absent " A very good milk." | The number of bacteria allowed under the Order is 200,000 per cubic centimetre and no coliform bacillus in 1/100th of a cubic centimetre. |
INFORMAL SAMPLING. The informal samples purchased and submitted to the Public Analyst are as follows:—
| Article. | Number submitted. | Genuine. | Not Genuine. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butter | 90 | 90 | – |
| Milk | 25 | 23 | 2 |
| Cream | 1 | – | 1 |
The two milks returned not genuine were both from the same shop ; one sample
showed 8 per cent. of added water and the other was 2 per cent, deficient in fat.
Further informal samples and a formal sample were obtained, but all were
returned as genuine.
The above sample of cream contained a preservative and was served in an
unlabelled receptacle.
This sample (No. 24) and the formal sample (No. 153) are dealt with in the
report under the Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations (Table "G").
Eleven informal samples of cream (which were not submitted to the Public
Analyst) were purchased to ascertain whether the requirements as to attaching
the declaratory label to the receptacles had been complied with.