Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
MILK
The Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959
These Regulations re-enacted with amendments the Milk and Dairies
Regulations, 1949 to 1954. At the end of the year there were 126
persons registered for the distribution of milk from premises within
the borough.
There are no premises in the borough used as dairies.
Milk (Special Designations) Licences
Licences, to expire on December 31, 1965, were issued during the
year as follows:—(the total numbers now current are shown in brackets)
for sale of pasteurised milk 2 (107)
„ sale of tuberculin tested milk 2 (86)
„ sale of sterilised milk 3 (119)
Examination of heat-treated milk
43 samples of pasteurised milk and 27 samples of tuberculin
tested (pasteurised) milk were submitted for examination during the
year and all were found to be satisfactory.
Analysis of milk
During the year under review, 57 samples of milk were submitted
for examination to the public analyst by the Council's inspectors ; all
were found to be genuine. The average composition of the samples is
set out in the following table:—
Table 33
Period | Samples | Average composition of samples examined Percentage of | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Milk fat | Solids not fat | Water | ||
First quarter | 12 | 3 55 | 8.75 | 87.70 |
Second quarter | 17 | 3 62 | 8.68 | 87.70 |
Third quarter | 24 | 3.52 | 8.93 | 87.55 |
Fourth quarter | 4 | 3.81 | 8. 63 | 87.56 |
TOTALS | 57 | |||
The legal standard is 3.0 percent milk fat and 8.5 percent solids not fat. |