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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
Carshalton 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The licences issued to distributors to use special designation before the operative date of the new Regulations and at 31st December, 1949, were as follows:—
| Designation. | Licences in Force up to 1/10/49. | Licences in Force on 31/12/49. |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Licences— | ||
| Sterilised | — | 7 |
| Pasteurised | 5 | 5 |
| Tuberculin Tested | 6 | 6 |
| Supplementary Licences— | ||
| Sterilised | - | 6 |
| Pasteurised | 7 | 7 |
| Tuberculin Tested | 8 | 8 |
Bacteriological Examination of Milk.
Two hundred and two samples of milk were procured and submitted
for bacteriological examination.
All the milks were sold under the Milk (Special Designations)
Regulations and 20 failed to comply with the prescribed Regulations.
The test results were as follows :—
| Designation under which sold. | No. of Samples. | Methylene Blue Test. | Phosphatase Test. | Turbidity Test. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | ||
| T.T. Pasteurised | 36 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Pasteurised | 118 | 105 | 13 | 115 | 3 | — | |
| Heat Treated | 47 | 43 | 4 | 47 | — | — | |
| Sterilised | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| 202 | 184 | 18 | 198 | 4 | 1 | — | |