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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
City of Westminster 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Food and Drugs Act, 1938—Section 14.
Registration of Premises used in Connection with the Manufacture, Sale, or
Storage of Ice Cream.
233 premises were registered for the manufacture and/or sale and/or
storage of ice cream.
Registration of Premises used for the Preparation or Manufacture of
Preserved Foods.
84 premises were registered for the preparation or manufacture of
preserved foods.
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations, 1947.
Methylene Blue tests on samples of ice cream.
84 samples of ice cream were submitted for methylene blue test. The
samples were classified in provisional grades based upon the method of
examination as recommended by the Ministry of Health. These were as
follows
Grade 1 62
Grade 2 13
Grade 3 3
Grade 4 6
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations. The following licences authorising the sale of designated milk were issued during 1954 to Distributors of Milk registered with the Council:—
| Dealers' Licences. | Dealers' Supplementary Licences. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pasteurised | 112 | 44 |
| Sterilised | 100 | 42 |
| Tuberculin Tested. | 80 | 40 |
Milk—Bacteriological examination.
During the year 48 samples of milk were submitted for methylene
blue and phosphatase test. The results received showed that the milk
had been efficiently pasteurised.
Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949. At the 31st December, 1954, the following were entered in the City Council's Register of Dairies and Distributors of Milk:—
| Distributors of milk with premises registered as dairies | 40 |
| Distributors of milk with premises not registered as dairies | 81 |
| Distributors of milk with premises situate outside of Westminster | 47 |