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Pasteurised Milk Phosphatase Test 436
Methylene Blue Test 436
Biological Test 16
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk Phosphatase Test 49
Methylene Blue Test 49
Biological Test 3
Eleven samples of milk (one T. T. Pasteurised and ten Pasteurised) failed
to comply with the requirements of the Methylene Blue Test, but in nine of the
pasteurised samples and in the one T. T. pasteurised sample the test was void
owing to the atmospheric shade temperature on the day of sampling exceeding
65°F. The vendor of the remaining unsatisfactory sample was warned.
"Sterilised" milk is milk which has been filtered or clarified and homogenised
and heated to and retained at a temperature of not less than 212°F.
for such period as to ensure that it will comply with the prescribed turbidity
test: the forty-nine samples submitted for examination satisfied this test.
Licences authorising the use of special designations in the case of
pasteurising and sterilising establishments are issued by Food and Drugs
Authorities, and in the case of dealers' principal and supplementary licences
by local authorities. The following licences were issued by the Borough
Council:-
Pasteuriser's Licence 1
Steriliser's Licence 1
Dealer's Licence -
Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised Milk 29
Pasteurised Milk 129
Sterilised Milk 211 371
Dealer's Supplementary Licence -
Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised Milk 6
Pasteurised Milk 24
Sterilised Milk 27 57
The amending Regulations of 1953 appoint October 1st, 1954, as the date
on which it shall be compulsory to use overlapping caps on containers of
pasteurised milk and also allow milk to be sterilised in cans or other suitable
containers as well as in bottles.
As from the 1st October, 1951, by virtue of the Milk (Special Designations)
(Specified Areas) Order, 1951, the County of London became a "specified
area" and it became illegal for any person to sell by retail for human consumption
any milk other than milk which may be sold as special designated milk
in accordance with the provisions of the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk)
Regulations, 1949 to 1950 and the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and
Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949 to 1953.
The Sale of Milk Regulations, 1939. These Regulations provide that milk
shall contain not less than 3% milk fat and 8.5% milk solids other than milk
fat. Of the 234 formal and informal samples of milk submitted throughout the
year, only one informal sample was found to be deficient in fat content and a
repeat sample proved satisfactory. The average content of all samples taken
was 3.4% milk fat and 8.83% milk solids other than milk fat.
SECTION 68. (Powers of Sampling.) Under this section an authorised officer
of a Food and Drugs Authority is empowered to procure samples of any food and
drugs for analysis or for bacteriological or other examination, and for that
purpose may purchase such samples. A total of 912 samples, of which 675 were
formal and 237 informal, were taken by the Food Inspectors for submission to
the Public Analyst, whose findings were:-