[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Godalming Borough.

  • Godalming (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Godalming Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    26 Inspection and Supervision of Food. Milk. There are now eight premises where milk is sold, and of these four are licensed for the sale of Pasteurised and Tuberculin Tested Milk, and the remainder for the sale of Sterilised Milk. In addition, two distributors come into the area from premises situate outside the Borough and are licensed to sell Tuberculin Tested Milk. Inspections are carried out at all premises to ensure compliance with conditions of the Licence. During the year, 36 samples of milk were taken and sent for examina- tion at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford; the results were as follows:— Pasteurised Milk: 20 samples all satisfied the phospha- tase and methylene blue tests. Tuberculin Tested Milk: 12 samples all satisfied the methylene blue test. Sterilised Milk: 4 samples all passed the turbidity test. (The samples of Tuberculin Tested Milk were also sub- mitted to biological examination and no evidence of tubercle bacilli was discovered.) Ice Cream. Of the 4 1 premises registered under Sec- tion 14 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, one is for the manufacture, storage and sale of ice cream, and the remain- ing 40 for the sale and storage only of ice cream. Premises are inspected to ensure that the provisions of Section I 3 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, and the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations are complied with. The conditions contained therein must be complied with before an appli- cation for registration is granted. During the year two new registrations were granted. Thirty-six samples of ice cream were taken and sub- mitted for bacteriological examination by the methylene blue test, and results were as follows:— Grade 1 : 25. Grade 2: 9. Grade 3: 2. Grade 4: 0.