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Surbiton 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND MILKSHOPS.
There were twenty-five persons registered in accordance
with the Milk and Dairies Regulations 1926-1943 as
follows:-
Cowkeepers 6
Retail purveyors of milk
residing in the district 15
Retail purveyors residing
outside the district but
retailing in the district 4
Two of the Cowkeepers hold a Surrey County Council
licence to produce Tuberculin Tested milk and one to produce
Accredited milk. One farm is not at present being used
for milk production, but is used in conjunction with two
other farms for dry cows and young cattle.
Dealers' licences to sell designated milk were granted
under the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations 1936-48
as follows:-
Pasteurised milk 8
Pasteurised milk (supplementary) 2
Tuberculin Tested milk 7
Tuberculin Tested milk (supplementary) 2

48 samples of milk were taken during the year and submitted to the undermentioned tests:-

Phosphatase TestMethylene Blue Test.
Pasteurised milk4319
Heat-treated milk41
Tuberculin tested (Pasteurised) milk11

All samples passed the prescribed tests. The phosphatase
test indicates that pasteurisation has been properly carried
out, the methylene blue test is used to determine cleanliness
and keeping quality.
Mearly all the milk sold in the Borough is now pasteurised
and the supply generally can be regarded as satisfactory.
ICE-CREAM.
Premises have been registered by the Corporation under
Section 14, Food and Drugs Act, 1938, as under:-
For manufacture,storage and sale 13
For manufacture, storage and sale
but manufacture to be limited to
ice lollies 2
For storage and sale, but not
manufacture 67
During the year 62 samples of ice-cream were taken for
laboratory examination for bacterial cleanliness, details being
appended.
27.