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Stoke Newington 1960

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

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36.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
AND FOOD PRB/IISES
Milk Supply
At the end of the year there remained on the register 53 distributors
of milk whose premises are situated in the Borough, and
22 distributors whose premises are situated outside the Borough.
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations. 1936-1949
Under the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, the following
Licences were issued
DEALERS' LICENCES
Pasteurised Sterilised Tuberculin Tested
39 52 8
SUPPLEMENTARY LICENCES
Pasteurised Sterilised Tuberculin Tested
23 25 20
Milk Samples
52 samples of milk were sent for bacteriological examination.
Of these, 43 satisfactorily passed the Methylene Blue Test and 9
passed the Turbidity Test.
Ice Cream
During the year 11 samples of Ice Cream were sent to the
Laboratory for Bacteriological examination, and were reported upon
as follows :-
6 samples were up to Grade I Standard
2„ „ „ „ „„II„
1 sample was „ „ „ III „
1„ „ „„ „VI „
Pharmacy and Poisons
The names and addresses of 42 persons remained on the Council's
list of persons entitled to sell Poisons under Part II of the Pharmacy
and Poisons Act, 1933.