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City of Westminster 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations, 1947.
During the year 79 samples of ice cream were submitted for examination
by the methylene blue test. The samples were classified in
provisional grades, as follows:—
Grade 1 39
Grade 2 14
Grade 3 19
Grade 4 7
The above grading is based upon the method of examination recommended
by the Ministry of Health. In this test the grading is consequent
upon the time taken for a measured volume of the ice cream to reduce
the colour of a measured volume of methylene blue dye.
Grade 1 Over 4½ hours.
Grade 2 Between 2 and 4½ hours.
Grade 3 Between ½ and 2 hours.
Grade 4 Under ½ hour.
| At the 31st December, 1951, the following were entered in the City Council's Register of Dairies and Distributors of Milk:— | |
| Distributors of milk with premises registered as Dairies | 49 |
| Distributors of milk with premises not registered as dairies | 71 |
| Distributors of milk with premises situate outside Westminster | 46 |
Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations,
1949, and Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949. The following are particulars of licences granted during 1951 to dealers in respect of the sale of milk under prescribed or special designations:—
| Principal Licence. | Supplementary Licence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin tested | 29 | 17 |
| Pasteurised | 103 | 22 |
| Sterilised | 84 | 21 |
The Milk (Special Designations) (Specified Areas) Order, 1951.
This Order made under the Milk and Dairies Act, 1950, specified
among other places the whole of the County of London as a specified
area as from the 1st October, 1951. The effect of the Order is that
no milk can be sold in the specified area other than designated milk,
i.e., pasteurised, sterilised, tuberculin tested and, in some instances,
accredited milk. All distributors of this designated milk have to be
licensed with the Local Authority.