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Hackney 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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MILK AND DAIRIES

Treated and pre-packed milk comes into the Borough from three sources only, and sampling has again followed a pattern of control considered adequate to safeguard the purchaser or consumer:-

Type of TestDistributors and shopsSchoolsVending MachinesMilk DispensersHospitalsTotal
Chemical33816121180
Bacteriological16472-469

All samples for chemical analysis were taken formally. No adverse
chemical or bacteriological reports were received in connection with the
samples taken from distributors, shops, schools, vending machines or
hospitals.
Details of Dealers' licences for pre-packed milk:-
Ultra Heat Treated 76
Untreated 46
Pasteurised milk 275
Sterilised milk 284
ICE CREAM
All 11 formal and 1 informal samples were found to comply with the
required chemical compositional standards for ice cream.
It was still necessary to advise operators of soft ice cream machines
on the correct methods to be employed to ensure a bacteriologically
acceptable product.
The reports on the 105 samples of ice cream which were submitted to the
Public Health Laboratory Service for grading tests were as follows: -
Grade 1 - 31
Grade 2 - 21
Grade 3 - 9
Grade 4-44
POULTRY PROCESSING PREMISES
There are no such establishments situated within the Borough.
BACTERIOLOGICAL FOOD CONTROL
The report on food control would not be complete without some reference
to the bacteriological aspect. The following list of samples and specimens
were submitted for bacteriological examination to the Public Health
Laboratory Service, County Hall, whose co-operation throughout the year
was greatly appreciated:-
Ice cream 105
Server waters 4
Milks 69
Manufactured foods 16
Imported foods 13
Suspected food poisonings 3
Complaints 1
Ice cream fat 1
Skimmed milk powder 1
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