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Wimbledon 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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SECTION E. — INSPECTION AND
SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk.
Under the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations 1949, and the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations 1949, the following licences were granted to retailers:—
| Pasteurisers' Licences | Nil |
| Dealers' Licences— Tuberculin Tested Milk | 12 |
| Pasteurised Milk | 17 |
| Sterilised Milk | 15 |
| Supplementary Licences— Tuberculin Tested Milk | 10 |
| Pasteurised Milk | 10 |
| Sterilised Milk | 1 |
| 65 |
During the year 65 samples of designated milk were sent for bacteriological examination. The results were as follows:—
| Class of Milk. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. |
|---|---|---|
| Pasteurised | 34 | — |
| Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised | 10 | 6 |
| Tuberculin Tested Certified | 8 | 4 |
| Heat Treated | 3 | - |
Investigations were made in connection with the unsatisfactory
samples, and where appropriate, communications were sent to the
County Medical Officers of the areas concerned in order that
investigations could be carried out at the source of production.
In addition to the foregoing, 2 samples of ungraded milk were
taken during the year. Experience has shown that all the milk
sold in the Borough as ungraded milk has been previously pasteurised.
In the two foregoing samples the milk was found to come up to the
standard laid down for pasteurised milk.
Under the Milk and Dairies Regulations 1926 to 1943 there
were 3 prosecutions against a firm of dairymen for selling milk
in dirty bottles. In the first case the Company pleaded not
guilty, but in the remaining two cases pleaded guilty. Fines amounting
to £15 were imposed, and the costs awarded amounted to
£4 13s. Od.
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