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Camberwell 1946
Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell annual (abridged) report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1946
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THE MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1936. The following table shows the number of licences issued under these Regulations during 1946.
| Tuberculin Tested | Accredited | Pasteurised. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Producers | – | 1 | – |
| Dealers | 18 | – | 44 |
| Supplementary | 13 | – | 15 |
| Totals. | 31 | 1 | 59 |
The following samples of Designated Milk were submitted for bacteriologicalical examination, Phosphatase and Methylene Blue Tests with satisfactory results:-
| Bacteriological examination | Phosphatase Test | Methylene Blue Test. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasteurised | 36 | 30 | 36 |
| Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Sterilised | – | 8 | 8 |
| Heat treated | – | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 42 | 45 | 51 |
EXAMINATION OF MILK FOR THE PRESENCE OF TUBERCLE BACILLI.
Five samples of raw milk were examined by means of the animal test
for the presence of tubercle bacillus, with negative results.
MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT.
No infringements of the Merchandise Marks Act were recorded during
the year or of the various orders under the Agricultural Produce (Grading
and Marking) Act, 1928.
BAKEHOUSES
The number of bakehouses on the register at the end of the year
was 66 overground and 24 underground.
PARTICULARS OF INSPECTION & SUPERVISION OF FOOD 1946. No. of Registered Food Premises.
| Manufacturers of ice cream | 31 |
| Manufacture of sausages | 151 |
| Fish Curers | 38 |
| Fish Fryers | 59 |
| Miscellaneous food factories & wholesale warehouses | 40 |
| Storage & sale of ice cream | 243 |
| Preparation or manufacture of pot tod or prosorvod meat or fish | 299 |
| Eating houses | 247 |
| Dairies & milkshops | 291 |