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City of Westminster 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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35
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations, 1947.
Methylene Blue Tests on Samples of Ice Cream.
Forty-four 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 20
Grade 2 14
Grade 3 4
Grade 4 6
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations.
The following licences authorising the sale of designated milks were issued during 1956 to Distributors of Milk registered with the Council:—
| Dealers' Licences. | Dealers' Supplementary Licences. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pasteurised | 116 | 43 |
| Sterilised | 98 | 43 |
| Tuberculin Tested | 86 | 40 |
Milk.
During the year 40 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, 1956, the following were entered in the City
Council's Register of Dairies and Distributors of Milk:
Distributors of milk with premises registered as dairies 36
Distributors of milk with premises not registered as dairies 83
Distributors of milk with premises situate outside Westminster
48
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
Persons entitled to sell poisons included in Part II of the Poisons
List numbered 153 at 31st December, 1956.