[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Kettering Borough.

  • Kettering (England). Borough Council. no2009140039.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Kettering Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD, Eighty-five visits to cowsheds, dairies and milk shops were made during the year. Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1936 to 1941. Number of dairymen licensed to retail tuberculin-tested ai 11k ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Number of dairymen licensed to bottle tuberculin-tested railk ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Number of retailers licensed to bottle accredited milk Number of dairymen licensed to pasteurise milk Number of samples of pasteurised milk submitted for the phosphatase test Number of samples of pasteurised milk on examination found satisfactory to the phosphatase test ... Number of samples of pasteurised milk submitted for the methylene Dlue test Number of samples of pasteurised milk which were satisfactory to the methylene blue test Number of samples of “ heat treated ” milk submitted to the phosphatase test (Plant not licensed by Local Authority but approved by the Minister of Food) Number of samples of “ heat treated ” milk on examina- tion found satisfactory to the phosphatase test Number of samples of “ heat treated ” milk submitted for the methylene blue test Number of samples of “ heat treated ” milk satisfactory to the methylene blue test 9 2 3 2 31 30 28 28 14 12 14 13 One hundred and eight samples of raw milk were submitted for examination by the methylene blue test with the following results :— 61 samples were satisfactory. 4 y y y y decolourised before yy yy 5 hours. 4 2 yy 10 y y y y yy 4 y, 4 y y y y y y 3* „ 6 y y y y y y 3 „ 2 y y y y yy to Mil-1 8 y y y y y y 2 „ 8 y y y y yy n „ 5 yy yy yy 1 hour. The above table shows that 56.5 per cent, of the samples of raw milk attained the standard for accredited milk as compared with 69 per cent, in 1944 and 59 per cent, in 1943. 29 c