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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Battersea 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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In the five years 1946-1950, and in 1951, the percentage of adulterated (formal) samples of milk was as under :—
| Year | Samples taken | Adulterated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Percentage | ||
| 1946 | 430 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1947 | 415 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1948 | 402 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1949 | 421 | 10 | 2.4 |
| 1950 | 462 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mean | 460 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 1951 | 428 | 1 | 0.2 |
Adulterated Samples.
The following action was taken in regard to the 6 formal
samples certified as adulterated: —
No. 189. Ice Cream. 20 per cent, deficient in fat. Cautionary
letter.
No. 263. Ice cream. 44 per cent, deficient in fat in each case.
No. 296. Legal proceedings taken. Defendant discharged
absolutely under the Criminal Justice Act, 1948, and
ordered to pay £5 5s. Od. costs on the first summons.
The second summons was not separately dealt with.
No. 308. Milk. 6 per cent, deficient in milk fat. Legal proceedings
taken. Defendant fined £2 0s. 0d. and
ordered to pay £5 5s. 0d. costs.
No. 354. Pork Sausage Meat. 10 per cent, deficient in meat
content. Cautionary letter.
No. 530. Ice Cream. 22 per cent, deficient in fat. Cautionary
letter.
Heat Treated Milk.
Samples of pasteurised and sterilised milk are taken at regular
intervals for submission to the Public Analyst for the prescribed tests,
and during the year samples as under were taken with the results set
out:—
Phosphatase Methylene Blue
Satisfactory Failed Satisfactory Failed
Pasteurised ... 30 — 30 —
Turbidity
Satisfactory Failed
Sterilised 22
Monthly returns of the samples taken, and of the results of the
examinations, are sent to the Milk Division of the Ministry of Food,
an d they are at once notified of any adverse report.