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(C) MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) (PASTEURISED AND STERILISED MILK)
REGULATIONS, 1949-1953. The following licences were issued by the Borough
Council:-
Steriliser's Licence 1
Dealer" s Licence
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk . 50
Pasteurised Milk 156
Sterilised Milk 203
Dealer's Supplementary Licence -
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk 19
Pasteurised Milk 26
Sterilised Milk 29
"Pasteurised" milk is required to comply with the Phosphatase Test for
adequate heat treatment, and with the Methylene Blue test forbacterial cleanliness
"Sterilised" milk is required to comply with the prescribed
turbidi ty test.
The Public Health Laboratory Service reported that all the following
samples satisfied the required tests:-
Pasteurised Milk Phosphatase Test 394
Methylene Blue Test 394
Tuberculin Tested Phosphatase Test 100
(Pasteurised) Milk Methylene Blue Test 100
Sterilised Milk Turbidity Test 48
(d) THE SALE OP MILK REGULATIONS, 1939 These Regulations require milk to
contain not less than 3% milk fat, and 8.5% milk solids other than milk fat.
Some 186 samples, 61 formal and 125 informal, were submitted to the Council's
Public Analyst; the average content of these samples was 3.5 per cent milk
fat and 8.76 per cent milk solids other than milk fat There was only one
adverse report and that related to a sample of sterilised milk which was
reported to be deficient in milk fat to the extent of 13.3 per cent; on
receipt of an explanatory letter from the milk firm concerned, the Public
Health Committee decided to deal with the case by way of warning letter.
SECTION 91 (Powers of sampling) and SECTION 92 (Right to have samples
analysed) An authorised officer of a Council is empowered to procure samples
for analysis or for bacteriological or other examination; if he considers such
samples should be analysed, he shall submit them for analysis by the Public
Analyst for the area in which the samples are procured

A detailed statement of all foods analysed is given on pages 18-20 of
the Appendix.