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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
Ilford 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following results were obtained: —
| Grade of Milk or Ice Cream | Total | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Remarks on unsatisfactory results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurized) Milk | 22 | 22 | - | - |
| Tuberculin Tested Milk (Farm bottled) | 16 | 15 | 1 | The sample failed to satisfy the Methylene Blue Reduction test. The Area Milk Officer of the Ministry of Food was communicated with. Further samples proved satisfactory. |
| Accredited | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Pasteurized Milk | 108 | 103 | 5 | All 5 samples failed to satisfy the Methylene Blue Reduction test. The retailers were communicated with and re.sampling ordered at a later date. Further samples proved satisfactory. |
| Sterilized | 29 | 29 | — | — |
| Heat.Treated Milk | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Ungraded Milk | 10 | 10 | — | — |
| Ice Cream | 140 | 130 | 10 | In all cases the retailers were communicated with and the Sanitary Inspectors visited the premises to check the arrangements for storage, etc. Further available samples proved satisfactory. |
(v) Biological Tests.—34 samples of milk were submitted to a
biological test for tuberculosis, none of which was found positive.
(vi) Milk and Dairies Orders, 1926 and 1938: Inspection of Dairy
Herds.—Four inspections were made by the Veterinary Officers of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. The Ministry's Divisional Inspector
states that no cows were found to be suffering from tuberculosis.
(vii) Legal Proceedings.—17 complaints of the presence of foreign
bodies in milk were received and investigated during 1950. Legal proceedings
were taken in one instance but the case was dismissed.
(viii) Registration.. No application for registration was refused during
1950