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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 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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Table: Milk Samples1. Bacteriological Examination

Milk Samples

1. Bacteriological Examination

Class of milkResultsPhosphataseMethylene BlueTurbidityBiologicalTotal number of Samples
PasteurisedSatisfactory1414__14
Unsatisfactory-__--
SterilisedSatisfactory5-5-5
Unsatisfactory-----
Ultra Heat TreatedSatisfactory-----
Unsatisfactory-----
UntreatedSatisfactory-----
Unsatisfactory

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The Milk (Special Designation) (Amendment) Regulations, 1965, which came into
operation on 1st October, 1965, amended the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations,
1963, and prescribed a new special designation Ultra Heat Treated', in relation to
milk which has been treated by the ultra high temperature method.

Table: 2. Chemical ExaminationDetails of samples submitted

2. Chemical Examination

Details of samples submitted

SatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryTotal
Formal---
Informal87289
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1963 (as amended)
Number of Licences in force374
Milk and Diaries (General) Regulations,19 59
Number of Dairies registered in the Borough Number of Distributors registered in the Borough11365
Milk Supplies - Brucella Abortus No samples were taken during the year. The Liquid Egg (Pasteurisation) Regulations, 1963 There are no egg pasteurisation plants in the Borough.