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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
Islington 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Class of Milk | Results | Phosphatase | Methylene blue | Turbidity | Biological | Total Number of Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasteurised | Satisfactory | 47 | 47 | - | - | 47 |
| Unsatisfactory | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sterilised | Satisfactory | - | - | 27 | - | 27 |
| Unsatisfactory | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) | Satisfactory | 28 | 28 | - | - | 28 |
| Unsatisfactory | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tuberculin Tested (Raw Milk) | Satisfactory | - | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Unsatisfactory | - | - | - | - | ||
| TOTAL 107 | ||||||
2 Chemical Examination.
Details of samples submitted.
Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Total
Formal 3 - 3
Informal 185 2 187
190
Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949 to 1933,
and Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949 to 1954
The following licences were granted.-
Pasteurised 316
Pasteurised (supplementary) ... 23
Tuberculin Tested . 172
Tuberculin Tested (supplementary) 23
Sterilised 353
Sterilised (supplementary) 27
914
Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1939.
Number of Dairies Registered in the Borough 19
Number of Distributors registered in the Borough 323