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Carshalton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Section E— Inspection and Supervision
of Food.
Milk Supply
The district, being a Specified Area for the purposes of the Milk
(Special Designations)(Specified Areas) Order, 1951, all milk sold by
retail must be "designated milk" and all retailers must be licensed to
use a special designation in relation to milk.
The number of registered Milk Distributors is 22. The designated licences issued during the year were as follows:
| Designation. | Number of Distributors holding Licences | No. of Licences in Force on 31/12/54. |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Licences— | ||
| Sterilised | 15 | 18 |
| Pasteurised | 6 | 9 |
| Tuberculin Tested | 6 | 9 |
| Supplementary Licences— | ||
| Sterilised | 8 | 12 |
| Pasteurised | 7 | 11 |
| Tuberculin Tested | 7 | 11 |
Bacteriological Examination of Milk
Two hundred and twenty-eight samples of milk were procured and
submitted for bacteriological examination. Four failed to comply with
the prescribed Regulations.
Classification of the milk samples and the results of the tests are as follows:
| Designation under which sold. | No. of Samples. | Methylene Blue Test. | Phosphatase Test. | Turbidity Test. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | ||
| Pasteurised | 173 | 171 | 2 | 172 | 1 | — | — |
| T.T. Pasteurised | 43 | 42 | 1 | 43 | — | — | — |
| Sterilised | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — |
| 9 | 213 | 3 | 215 | 1 | 12 | — | |