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Barking 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| Designation of Milk | Total Samples Submitted | Methylene Blue Test | Phosphatase Test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passed | Failed | Passed | Failed | ||
| Pasturized | 57 | 57 | — | 57 | — |
| Tuberculin Tested (Pasturized) | 13 | 13 | — | 13 | — |
| Tuberculin Tested (Raw) | 7 | - | - | ||
Licences have been issued as follows:—
Milk (Special Designation) (Specified Areas) Order, 1951.
Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk)
Regulations 1949/1954.
Dealers Licences 49
Supplementary Licences 12
Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations 1949/1954.
Dealers Licences 2
Supplementary Licences 2
Ice Cream
There are two manufacturers and a total of 188 vendors of Ice
Cream in the Borough, an increase of 9 over the previous year.
Throughout the year, 61 samples of Ice Cream and Lollies have
been obtain 1 for bacteriological examination, of these all except 5
samples of lollies were reported as being satisfactory.
The 5 samples were obtained from one manufacturer. Investigation
proved that the "cooler" was at fault. This has now been remedied.
There have been 16 samples of Ice Cream and Lollies submitted
to chemical analysis. All have been reported as satisfactory and well
in advance of the present legal standards.
There has been a reduction in the lead content in Lollies and it
would appear that manufacturers have now established satisfactory
production.
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