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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

Walthamstow 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Licences for the sale of milk under Special Designations were granted as follows.

Licences for the sale of milk under Special Designations were granted as follows.

Dealers' LicencesSupplementary Licences
Pasteurised71Pasteurised5
Sterilised142Sterilised6
Tuberculin Tested27Tuberculin Tested4

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Licences (Plant)
Pasteurisers 2
There are no cow-keepers in the district.
The number of Retail Milk Distributors is 130.
One hundred and ninety visits were paid to registered
premises and a satisfactory standard of cleanliness was
maintained.
The Milk (Special Designations) (Specified Areas) Order, 1951.
The above Order came into operation on the 1st October, 1951.
All milk retailed within the Borough must either be Pasteurised
or Sterilised.
Ice Cream
Thirty-nine applications for registration were received and
were dealt with as follows:-
Vendors, New 17
Vendors, Transfers 21
Application refused 1
Number on Register at end of year 358
Number of premises used for manufacturing 5
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, Etc.) Regulations, 1947-51
The trade has continued to co-operate and a good standard has
been maintained.
Food Standards (Ice Cream) Order, 1951.
Three samples of ice cream were taken and submitted to the
Public Analysts who reported the following satisfactory
results:-
Fat Content
10.0%
10.4%
5.7%
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