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Coulsdon and Purley 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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One licence was granted under the Milk (Special
Designations) Orders 1936-8 for the pasteurising of milk and
twelve samples of this milk were submitted for examination.
Of these ten were satisfactory and two had a total count above
the prescribed limit. Seven phosphatase tests of this milk
were below 2.3 Lovibond Blue units and two slightly above.
Investigation of the cause of the latter showed a defect in the
mechanism which when remedied resulted in satisfactory
pasteurisation.
During the year the Council granted the following licences to sell Milk under the Milk (Special Designations) Orders l936-8.
| Ordinary. | Supplementary. | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin Tested | 8 | 7 |
| Accredited | 2 | — |
| Pasteurised | 11 | 3 |
ICE CREAM.
During the year seven samples of ice cream were taken.
This was twenty-two samples less than in the previous year
owing largely to the effect of the war both on manufacture and
consumption. All seven results were very satisfactory.
MEAT.
As slaughtering ceased at the two licensed slaughterhouses
in the district after 15th January, 1940, the number of
carcases killed and inspected was small, viz. 1 calf 47 sheep
and lambs and 18 pigs. Wo part or organ of any of these was
condemned. The following unsound food was, however,
destroyed during the year:-
Meat and fish 450 lbs.
Other foods 143 lbs.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
The powers under this Act were taken over by the Council from the Surrey County Council in October, 1939 and the following table shows the samples taken during the year. In all cases of adulteration etc. warning letters were sent.
| Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated or Deteriorated. | Prosecutions. | Convictions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Milk | 43 | — | 43 | 4 | — | 4 | ||
| Butter | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | ||
| Margarine | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | ||
| Lard | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Sugar | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Sausages | 10 | — | 10 | — | — | — | ||
| Jam | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Bread | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | ||
| Mincemeat | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Vinegar, Malt | 7 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | ||
| Bread & Butter | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Cheese | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Coffee | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| Confectionery | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | ||
| Cream | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Custard Powder | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Dripping | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | ||
| Flour | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Lemonade Crystals | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||