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Wimbledon 1951
[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 1950, and the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations 1949 and 1950, the following licences were granted to retailers by the Council:—
| Pasteurisers' Licences | Nil |
| Dealers' Licences— | |
| Tuberculin Tested Milk | 16 |
| Pasteurised Milk | 20 |
| Sterilised Milk | 25 |
| Supplementary Licences— | |
| Tuberculin Tested Milk | 8 |
| Pasteurised Milk | 9 |
| Sterilised Milk | 6 |
| 84 | |
During the year 43 samples of designated milk were sent for bacteriological examination. The results were as follows:—
| Class of Milk. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. |
|---|---|---|
| Pasteurised | 23 | — |
| Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) | 3 | — |
| Tuberculin Tested | 9 | 1 |
| Sterilised | 7 | — |
Investigations were made in connection with the unsatisfactory
sample, and a communication was sent to the appropriate authority
in order that investigations could also be carried out at the source of
production.
Four samples of tuberculin tested milk were sent to the Public
Health Laboratory for animal inoculation. All four samples were found
to be negative for tubercle bacilli.
Food and Drugs (Milk, Dairies and Artifical Cream) Act, 1950.
The above Act came into operation on the 1st January, 1951, and
consolidated certain enactments relating to milk, dairies and artificial
cream.
Under Section 23 of the Act the Minister of Food is empowered
to make Orders specifying areas within which the use of Special Designations
in relation to milk sold by retail becomes obligatory. Such an
Order—the Milk (Special Designations) (Specified Areas) Order 1951—
specifying certain areas including Wimbledon, was made by the Minister
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