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Hackney 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Milk Supply.—At the end of the year, 32 dairies and milkshops,
59 dairymen (including those whose premises are situated
outside the Borough) and 140 purveyors of milk in sealed receptacles
remained on the register. In no case was it found necessary to
refuse registration or to remove a retailer from the Register under
Section 22 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
The Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk)
Regulations, 1949 and The Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk)
Regulations, 1949.
The following licences were issued under these Regulations, which came into force on the 1st October, 1949:—
| Dealer's (Pasteuriser's) Licence | 3 |
| Dealer's (Steriliser's) Licence | 1 |
| Dealer's Licences: | |
| Tuberculin Tested | 42 |
| Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) | 2 |
| Pasteurised | 88 |
| Sterilised | 162 |
| Accredited | 2 |
| Total | 300 |
| Supplementary Licences: | |
| Tuberculin Tested | 18 |
| Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) | 1 |
| Pasteurised | 23 |
| Sterilised | 24 |
| Total | 66 |
A total of 500 samples of milk sold under special designations
were submitted for bacteriological examination, and 34 of these
were found not to conform to the requirements of the Regulations.
The vendors of the samples were warned and advice was given
to enable the cause of the adverse reports to be rectified.
The practice of submitting all samples of pasteurised milk to
the phosphatase test was again followed, and 6 samples were reported
positive by this test. These samples were examined for tubercle
bacilli, with negative results.