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Sutton and Cheam 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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(c) The period for which a dealer's licence will be granted has now been
extended from one year to five years.
All milk distributors in the Borough are licensed to use the special
designation in relation to the milk retailed.
Routine inspections of the milk pasteuriser's and distributors' premises
reveal that the provisions of the regulations are generally well observed.
Four licences were issued in 1962, authorising the use of Special
Designations and these will expire on the 31st December, 1965 along with
previous licences issued from 1961 onwards, (as mentioned in (c) above).
The total now issued being 51 as follows:-
| 1961 | 1962 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dealer's pre-packed | |||
| Tuberculin Tested, Pasteurised and Sterilised | 27 | - | 27 |
| Tuberculin Tested, and Pasteurised | 1 | - | 1 |
| Tuberculin Tested | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pasteurised and Sterilised | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pasteurised | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Sterilised | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Dealer's Tuberculin Tested | 1 | - | 1 |
| Dealer's Pasteurisr's | 1 | - | 1 |
| Total | 47 | 4 | 51 |
One hundred and five samples of milk were examined as follows:-
| Class of Milk | Number of samples examined | Type of Test applied | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passed | Failed | Void | |||
| Pasteurised | 55 | Phosphatase | 55 | - | - |
| Methylene Blue | 50 | - | 5 | ||
| Sterilised | 8 | Turbidity | 8 | - | - |
| Tuberculin Tested | 18 | Phosphatase | 18 | - | - |
| (Pasteurised) | Methylene Blue | 17 | - | 1 | |
| Tuberculin Tested | 24 | Methylene Blue | 20 | 2 | 2 |
| (Farm Bottled) | |||||
| TOTALS 105 | 95 | 2 | 8 | ||
To comply with the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960,
samples of ' Pasteurised' and 'Tuberculin Tested' Milk on arrival at the
testing laboratory shall at once be removed from the insulated container
and stored as follows:-
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