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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
Greenwich 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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abolished and registers of Distributors and Dairies introduced.
Fifty-eight applications for Registration as Distributor were received
and approved in respect of premises within the Borough and 21 for
Distributors with premises outside. It was found that, in respect
of Dairies, there were very few premises where milk is handled other
than in properly closed containers as delivered and at the end of the
year only 6 premises had been entered into the appropriate register.
The Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised
Milk) Regulations, 1949, and the Milk (Special Designation)
(Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949.—The Milk (Special Designations)
Regulations, 1936/46, concerning the issue of Licences for the
sale of milks known as Tuberculin-Tested, Accredited and Pasteurised
were superseded bv the above Regulations from 1st October.
At the beginning of the year and under the old Regulations the following licences had been granted:—
| 13 | |
| „ „ Pasteurised Milk | 22 |
| „ „ Pasteurised Milk | 10 |
| „ ,, Pasteurised Milk | 10 |
These licences remained valid for the whole of 1949 but under the new Regulations the following additions were effected:—
| 1 | |
| ,, „ Pasteurised Milk | 1 |
| „ ,, Sterilised Milk | 53 |
| 6 | |
| „ ,, Pasteurised Milk | 7 |
| ,, „ Sterilised Milk | 15 |
Supplementary Licences are granted in cases where licensed
premises are situated outside the District and the Vendor desires
to sell within the Borough.
Heat Treated Milk (Prescribed Tests) Order, 1944.—This
Order indicated the technique to be adopted in respect of the
Methylene Blue and Phosphatase Tests with regard to Pasteurised
Milk and, prior to the 1st October, 72 samples were taken under the
Order, 7 of which failed the Methylene Blue Test. Particulars of
the unsatisfactory samples were forwarded to the Area Milk Officer
of the Ministry of Food.