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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
West Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Milk (special designations) Order, 1936. This Order
became operative on 1st June, 1936, and displaces the previous
Orders of 1923 and 1924. It transfers from the Minister of Health
to local authorities the duty of granting licences to producers of
certain designated milks, and simplifies the designations of milk.
There are now only three grades:—"Tuberculin Tested,"
" Accredited " and " Pasteurised."
"Tuberculin Tested" replaces "Certified" and "Grade A
(Tuberculin Tested)" and is raw milk from tuberculin tested cows.
It may be pasteurised, subject to certain conditions, and sold as
"Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised)," and when bottled on the farm
it may be described as "Tuberculin Tested (Certified)."
"Accredited" replaces "Grade A" and is raw milk from
cows which are regularly inspected by a veterinary surgeon, but
are not tuberculin tested.
"Pasteurised" retains its title, which indicates that the
treatment affords protection against all forms of milk-borne
disease.
Table IV.
Licences issued under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936.
| Description of licences. | No. in force on 31st December, 1937. |
|---|---|
| (a) To produce and bottle | 0 |
| 0 | |
| (c) To sell by retail | 13 |
| (a) To produce, bottle and sell | 1 |
| (b) To produce, but not bottle | 0 |
| (c) To sell by retail | 4 |
| 0 | |
| (b) To sell by retail | 20 |
Examination of graded milk samples. Under this Order
new tests as to the standard for graded milks were introduced. The
Order came into force on 1st June, 1936, but the coliform count
282