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Bethnal Green 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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In relation to food hygiene generally the views of the Working
Party on Hygiene in Catering Establishments have been published
and are at the present time receiving consideration by the Central
Government. Among the many recommendations of the Working
Party is one to the effect that catering establishments should be
required to register with the appropriate local authority.
(f) Milk in Schools.
The arrangements for sampling milk at L.C.C. Schools
continued without variation. A total of 18 samples were submitted
for examination all of which satisfied the prescribed tests.
(J) Milk at Nurseries.
Ten samples of milk were submitted for examination and with
one exception passed the necessary tests. The one failure being in
respect of a Methylene Blue test.