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Bacteriological Examination of Milk.
All milk examined for bacteria content and for the presence of
coliform bacillus is carried out in accordance with the prescribed
method set out in the Ministry of Health Memorandum 139/Foods
(January, 1937).
The samples submitted were as follows :—
Pasteurised Milk ... ... ... 59
Tuberculin Tested ... ... ... 3
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) ... 1
Raw Milk ... ... ... ... 2
Milk, not designated ... ... ... 1
Total ... 66
All the graded milks were reported to comply with the
standards laid down in the Milk (Special Designations) Order,
1936.
The two raw milks and the milk not designated were also
reported as satisfactory.
Included in the above pasteurised milks are 35 taken at L.C.C.
Institutions in this Borough and 21 taken in the course of delivery
to schools.
Examination of Milk for the Presence of Tubercle Bacilli.
Three samples of Tuberculin Tested Milk, one sample of
Tuberculin Tested Milk (Pasteurised) and two samples of Raw Milk
(one of the latter from a cowhouse in this Borough) were examined,
by means of the animal test, for the presence of tubercle bacillus.
In no instance was the presence of this bacillus found.
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928.
There were no infringements to be recorded in connection with
the various Orders made by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
relating to the grading and marking of the agricultural produce of
England and Wales.