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Beddington and Wallington 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Number of licences issued under Milk (Special Designation)
Regulations:
Tuberculin Tested Milk—Dealers' Licences 9
„ „ „ Supplementary Licences 16
Pasteurised Milk—Dealers' Licences 9
„ „ Supplementary Licences 16
Sterilized Milk—Dealers' Licences 11
„ „ Supplementary Licences 17
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK
One hundred and one samples of milk were submitted for examination. The results of the tests are set out below:
| Designation | No. of Samples | Methylene Blue Test | Phosphatase Test | Turbidity Test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||
| Pasteurized | 66 | 66 | — | 66 | — | — | — |
| T.T. Pasteurized | 15 | 15 | — | 15 | — | — | — |
| Sterilized | 13 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — |
| Tuberculin Tested (Farm Bottled) | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Six samples of Tuberculin Tested milk were submitted for biological
examination - Tubercle bacilli were not isolated.
CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF MILK
Twenty samples of milk were submitted to the Public Analyst. All
were reported genuine.
The average composition was as follows:
Fat % 3.68
Solids-not-fat % 8.64
Total Solids % 12.32
The samples included three of Channel Island Milk.
The average composition of these samples was as follows:
Fat % 4.5
Solids-not-fat % 8.9
Total Solids % 13.4
ICE CREAM
Number of premises registered for the sale of ice cream 99
Number of manufacturers Nil
Number of inspections of premises 28
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