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Camberwell 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Milk.
The following table shows the number of premises on the Dairies and Milkshops Register at the end of the year:—
| Dairies | 27 |
| Distributors of Milk in the Borough | 170 |
| Distributors of Milk dealing from premises outside the Borough | 12 |
Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and
Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949.
No pasteurising or sterilising of milk is carried on in the
Borough, but the numbers of licences issued during the year in
respect of the sale of designated milk were as follows:—
Type of Licence.
Sterilised.
Pasteurised.
Tuberculin
Tested.
Dealers
132
103
64
Supplementary
20
22
20
Total
152
125
84
The following table gives details of the various tests carried out during 1951 on samples of special designated milk:—
| Designation. | Methylene Blue Test. | Phosphatase Test. | Turbidity Test. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | |
| Pasteurised | 114 | 5 | 115 | 1 | – | – |
| Tuberculin tested pasteurised | 35 | 1 | 31 | – | – | – |
| Sterilised | – | – | – | – | 33 | – |
Supply of Milk to Schools and Hospitals.
During the year 36 samples of milk were taken from hospitals
and 39 from schools in the Borough. These were submitted
both to the Methylene Blue and Phosphatase Tests. All were
satisfactory, with the exception of one school sample that failed
to comply with the Methylene Blue test.
Biological Examination of Milk.
Seven samples of Tuberculin Tested (Raw) Milk and 10
samples of Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk were taken
during the year for biological examination. In no case was
tubercle bacilli found on direct examination and the guinea-pig
inoculation tests all proved negative.