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Stepney 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: 22 samples of milk, all of which were satisfactory, were taken in course of delivery to schools, hospitals and L.C.C. establishments" in the Borough, as follows:-

22 samples of milk, all of which were satisfactory, were taken in course of delivery to schools, hospitals and L.C.C. establishments" in the Borough, as follows:-

Chemical analysis.Bacteriological examination.
Schools52
Hospitals13—
Day Nursery1–
Meal Centre1-

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Milk (Special Designations) (Pasteurised & Sterilised Milk)
& (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949.

Table: 399 licences were issued during the year, as follows:-

399 licences were issued during the year, as follows:-

Dealer's LicencesSupplementary Licences.
"Pasteurised" milk14415
"Sterilised" milk17218
"Tuberculin Tested" milk16
Pasteurisers Licence 1.

Table: Bacteriological Examination of Foodstuffs.The following samples were submitted for bacteriological examination

Bacteriological Examination of Foodstuffs.

The following samples were submitted for bacteriological examination

Nature of Sample.No. of SamplesObservations.
Pasteurised Milk.95Satisfactory.
Raw Milk.2Both unsatisfactory. (Taken from milk delivered into the Borough for pasteurisation.) Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries notified.
Sterilised Milk.2Satisfactory.
T.T.(Pasteurised) Milk.1„
Dried Egg Powder.1„
Roconstituted Salad Cream.1„
Jam.1„
Boneless Cooked Gammon (canned)1„
Jellied Eels.3„
Ice Cream.99(See Special Report on Top cream).

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