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Erith 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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Laboratory for examination:—
Pasteurised 36
Tuberculin tested (Past.) 7
Sterilised 9
Total 52
All were reported upon satisfactorily, such milk satisfying
the phosphatase, methylene blue and turbidity tests.
E(2)c Biological Testing of Milk
Two samples of pasteurised milk were submitted to the
County Laboratory for biological examination. No evidence
of Tuberculosis was found to exist.
E(2)d Designated Milk
The following table indicates the number of licences issued
by the Local Authority in 1950 under (1) Milk (Special Designation)
(Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations 1949 and
(2) Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations 1949
viz.:—
Dealers
Pasteurised 7
Sterilised 12
Tuberculin tested 2
Tuberculin tested (pasteurised) 1
Supplementary
Pasteurised 6
Sterilised 7
Tuberculin tested 5
Total 40
E(2)e Ice-Cream
During the year 18 samples of ice-cream were procured
and submitted to the bacteriologist, examination resulting as
follows:—
Grade 1 8
2 1
3 7
4 2
18