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Bethnal Green 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Number of Premises on
Register at end of year
Dairies 14
Distributors:-
(a) Inside the Borough 116
(b) Outside the Borough 29
Number of Licences issued under Milk (Special
Designation)(Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk)
Regulations, 1949, and Milk (Special Designation)
(Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949
Sterilised Pasteurised Tuberculin
Tested
Dealers' Licences 106 71 32
Dealers' Supplementary
Licences 25 23 22
Totals 131 94 54
(3) Milk Sampling
During 1956, 38 informal samples of milk were submitted to the
Public Analyst for examination, all of which were reported as genuine.
In addition, 21 samples of heat treated milk were submitted to tests,
the results of which are set out in Table 7.
TABLE 7
| Class of Milk | No. tested | Phosphatase test | Methylene Blue test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passed | Failed | Passed | Failed | Void | ||
| Pasteurised | 21 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | |
13 samples of milk were submitted to test for presence of
chlorates as an Indication of the efficiency of bottle washing. All
were found to be free from same.