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Barking 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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SECTION E.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
(1 ) MILK SUPPLY AND ICE-CREAM.
(a) Milk Supply.
There are no cowkeepers in the district and we
have only one dairy where milk is handled or treated.
The remaining 77 premises on the register retail pre-packed
supplies. In addition there are 15 milk purveyors who
occupy premises in other districts, but retail in Barking.
The following table sets out the results of the bacteriological examination of various samples, from which it will be seen that, of the total of 36, all were satisfactory-
| Type of Sample. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Sterilised" Milk | — | — | — |
| "Pasteurised" Milk | 18 | — | 18 |
| Raw Milk | 14 | — | 14 |
| "Homogenised" Milk | 2 | — | 2 |
| Tuberculin Tested Milk | 2 | — | 2 |
| Totals | 36 | — | 36 |
There were during the year 6 samples of milk
submitted to biological examination for the presence of
tubercle, none of which were found to be infected.
The following table shows the number of licences
granted during the year for the sale of graded milks under
the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936:-
Tuberculin Tested 6
Pasteurised 13
(b) Ice-Cream - Barking Corporation Act, 1933 - Section 160.
There are 113 manufacturers and vendors registered,
in accordance with this Act. This is a decrease of four in
the number of registered premises.
Many of the shops are supplied from one source
with pre-packed containers and sampling is therefore
directed to control the main supplies, rather than the
individual vendors.
The general standard of cleanliness has been good.
Six samples were submitted for bacteriological
examination, one of which was unsatisfactory.
(2) MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
(a) Meat.
There is one licensed slaughterhouse in the
district, the licence of which is renewable annually.
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