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THE MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) (SPECIFIED) ARMS ORDER.1951.
The above-mentioned Order made by the Minister of Food, under Section
23 of the Food & Drugs (Milk, Dairies & Artificial Cream) Act, 1950,
specifies areas within which milk sold by retail must conform to the requirements
of the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised & Sterilised
Milk) Regulations, 194-9 1950, and the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw
Milk) Regulations, 1949 and 1950.
The Order, which became operative on 1st October, 1951, specifie s
two areas - the "London" area and the "Portsmouth" area.From that date
all milk sold in these areas must be special designated milk, i.e. tuberculin
tested milk, pasteurised milk, sterilised milk or accredited
milk from a single herd.
No accredited milk is retailed in Fulham, all tuberculin tested
milk and sterilised milk being supplied to local dairymen in sealed
bottles. A large proportion of the pasteurised milk distributed in
the Borough is also delivered to retailers in bottles. Some dairymen,
however, purchase milk in bulk from wholesalers by whom it has been
pasteurised in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations.
This is bottled in local registered dairies and prior to the coming
into force of this Order such milk was not retailed under the special
designation "Pasteurised". On and after 1st October, 1951, however,
this designation has been included on the disc or other device used
for sealing bottles.
SALE OF MILK REGULATIONS. 1939.
During 1951, two hundred and eighty-five samples of milk w er e
purchased by the Sampling Officer and submitted to the Council's Public
Analyst for chemical analysis. Of these, one hundred and eighty
two were purchased from milk vendors in the streets of the Borough
during the early delivery, forty-five were purchased on Sundays and
forty-two, were taken at the early morning delivery to the hospitals in
the Borough. It is satisfactory to record that no adulterations were reported
.
The following table gives the monthly average composition of all
samples of milk and it will be seen that the quality of the milk retailed
in Fulham is well maintained aid compares very favourably with
the legal standards laid down in the Sale of Milk Regulations, 1939:-