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Stoke Newington 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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33,
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
AND FOOD PREMISES
Milk Supply
At the end of the year there remained on the register 52 distributors
of milk whose premises are situated in the Borough, and
26 distributors whose premises are situated outside the Borougho
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations. 1936-1949
Under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, the following
Licences were issued :-
DEALERS' LICENCES
Pasteurised
32
Sterilised
51
Tuberculin Tested
8
Pasteurised
25
SUPPLEMENTARY LICENCES
Sterilised
26
Tuberculin Tested
22
Milk Samples
71 samples of milk were sent for bacteriological examination.
Of these sixty-five satisfactorily passed the Methylene Blue Test
and six passed the Turbidity Test.
Ice Cream
During the year 12 samples of Ice Cream were sent to the
Laboratory for Bacteriological examination, and were reported upon
as follows :-
10 samples were up to Grade 1 Standard
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Pharmacy and Poisons
The names and addresses of 48 persons remained on the Council's
list of persons entitled to sell Poisons under Part II of the Phaimacy
and Poisons Act, 1933.