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Ealing 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations)
(Specified Area) Order 1951, all milk sold by retail in the Borough
must be " designated milk," i.e., Tuberculin Tested, Pasteurised
or Sterilised Milk.
51 samples of milk were taken and submitted to the Methylene Blue and Phosphatase Tests at the Public Health Laboratory, Ealing.
The results were as follows :
| Designation | Samples | Phosphatase | Methylene Blue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passed | Failed | Passed | Failed | ||
Subsequent samples were taken from the suppliers of the
samples which failed the Phosphatase and Methylene Blue Tests
and these proved sartisfactory.
In addition, 206 samples of Pasteurised Milk from processing
plants in the Borough were taken by the Officers of the County
Council who are the licensing authority under the Milk (Special
Designations) Regulations.
Ice Cream.
There are 338 premises in the Borough registered for the sale
of ice cream.
The results were as follows :
| Commodity | Grade | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samples | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Not Graded | |
| - | - | |||||
| - | ||||||
| 4 | - | - | - | |||
| - | ||||||
2 of these samples were reported to be unsatisfactory—both
from local manufacturers. These samples were followed up, by
investigation at the producer's plant in the Borough.