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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
the amount of adulteration and the circumstances of the sale,
decided not to prosecute the vendors, but to take further samples.
46 samples of milk were taken on delivery at the various
institutions in the Borough. Three samples were procured at
Balham Station at midnight while in transit from the farmer to
the retailer, and one of these was reported against.
Eight samples of milk were procured in the early morning
from wholesale dealers during delivery to retailers and one of
these was reported against.
254 samples have been taken on Sundays either in the early
morning or at mid-day. Seven, or 2-7 per cent, were reported
as adulterated.
603 samples were taken from milk vendors in the street
during the early morning (5 to 7 a.m.) on week-days, and of
these 14, or 2-3 per cent, were reported against.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1922 and 1923.
The following licences for the sale of Designated Milks
were granted :—
Certified 72
Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) 68
Grade A 37
Pasteurised 21
Bacteriological Examination of Milk.
Four samples of milk were examined for Tubercle Bacilli
under Section 5 of the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act,
1922, and in none of them were the organisms found.
The following samples of graded milk were submitted
for bacteriological examination in order to see if the bacterial
content was within the standard prescribed for the appropriate
grade.