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Hackney 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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19
I INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
AND FOOD PREMISES
Milk Supply
At the end of the year there remained on the register 55 distributors of
milk whose premises are situated in the Borough.
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1963
Under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, the following Licences
were issued -
Pasteurised Sterilised Untreated
40 52 9
Milk Samples
50 samples of milk were sent for bacteriological examination and all
satisfactorily passed the required tests 15 of the samples were taken from
schools in the borough
Pharmacy and Poisons
The names and addresses of 39 persons remained on the Council's list of
persons entitled to sell Poisons under Part II of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act,
1933
MILK
The average composition of the samples of milk submitted during each month of the year was as under:-
| Month | Number | Total Solids | Milk Fat | Non-Fatty Solids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | ||
| January | 6 | 11.67 | 3.16 | 8.51 |
| February | - | - | - | |
| March | 6 | 11.84 | 3.45 | 8.39 |
| April | 5 | 12.27 | 3.44 | 8.83 |
| May | - | - | - | - |
| June | 9 | 12.04 | 3.34 | 8.7 |
| July | - | - | - | - |
| August | - | - | - | - |
| September | - | - | - | - |
| October | 9 | 12.44 | 3.69 | 8.75 |
| November | 12 | 12. 48 | 3.77 | 8.71 |
| December | - | - | - | - |
The average composition of the whole of the 47 samples of milk received
during the year and returned as genuine was as under:-
Total Milk Solids 12.12
Milk Pat 3.47
Non-fatty Solids
8.65