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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ealing 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Confectioners 238
Dairies and Milk Sellers 68
Pish Fryers 21
Fishmongers 37
Greengrocers 159
Grocers 328
Ice Cream Manufacturers 6
Public Houses 60
Premises registered for the preparation or manufacture
of sausages or potted, pressed, pickled or
preserved food 100
Premises registered for the sale of Ice Cream 335
Milk Supply.
There are 84 registered distributors of milk in the
Borough.
During the year licences for the sale of milk under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations were granted as follows:-
| Dealer’s Licences | Supplementary Licences | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin Tested Milk | 49 | 15 | 64 |
| Pasteurised Milk | 55 | 17 | 72 |
| Sterilised Milk | 58 | 17 | 75 |
Under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designa
tions) (Specified Area) Order, 1951 all milk sold by
retail in the Borough must be "designated milk", i.e.,
Tuberculin Tested, Pasteurised or Sterilised Milk.
30 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 | ||
| T.T. Pasteurised | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Pasteurised | 28 | 28 | - | 27 | 1 |
| Bottle rinse | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Subsequent samples were taken from the suppliers of
the samples which failed the Methylene Blue Test and these
proved satisfactory.