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Ealing 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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26
Public Houses 63
Premises registered for the preparation or
manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed,
pickled or preserved food 117
Premises registered for the sale of Ice Cream 401
Milk Supply.
There are 49 registered distributors of milk in the
Borough.
During the year licences for the sale of milk under the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1960 were granted as follows:-
| Dealers' Licences | Supplementary Licences | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin Tested Milk | 62 | 9 | 71 |
| Pasteurised Milk | 74 | 10 | 84 |
| Sterilised Milk | 53 | 11 | 64 |
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.
17 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 | ||
| Pasteurised | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| T. T. Pasteurised | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| T. T. | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 |
In addition 111 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, 1960.
As from January 1st, 1961, the issue of licences for
the sale of designated milks, passed to the Middlesex
County Council.
Ice Cream
There are 401 premises in the Borough registered for
the sale of ice cream.