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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
Hammersmith 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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this Country. This is in addition to the processing of sterilised
milk, the bottling of cream and the production of specially
fermented milks and chocolate milk.
Designated Milk. During the year 163 samples of Special Designated milk were taken from milk distributors, milk processing depots, hospitals and schools and submitted for the phosphatase, methylene blue and turbidity tests, the results of which are set out below: —
| Class of Milk | No. Tested | Phosphatase Test | Meth. Blue Test | Turbidity Test | |||
| Passed | Failed | Passed | Failed | Passed | Failed | ||
| Pasteurised | 99 | 99 | — | 99 | — | — | — |
| T.T. Pasteurised | 31 | 31 | — | 31 | - | - | — |
| Tuberculin Tested | 13 | — | — | 9 | — | — | |
| Sterilized | 20 | - | - | — | — | 20 | - |
| Total | 163 | 130 | — | 139 | 4 | 20 | — |
The four samples of tuberculin tested milk which failed to
pass the methylene blue test were reported to the Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries, and further samples from the same
sources proved to be satisfactory.
A further 94 samples of milk were submitted to the Public
Analyst for chemical analysis, all of which were reported
genuine.
Under the Milk (Special Designations) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949, and the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949, the following licences were issued during the year: —
| Under the Milk (Special Designations) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949, and the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949, the following licences were issued during the year: — | |
| Dealer's (Pasteuriser's) Licence | 2 |
| Dealer's (Steriliser's) Licence | 1 |
| Dealer's (Bottling) Licence | 1 |
| Dealer's Licences | |
| Tuberculin Tested | 63 |
| Pasteurised | 69 |
| Sterilised | 82 |
| Dealer's Supplementary Licences | |
| Tuberculin Tested | 15 |
| Pasteurised | 17 |
| Sterilised | 19 |
Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, 1923/1948.
These Regulations provide standards for milk fat and milk
solids of condensed milk and control the labelling of tins and