[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough.

  • Blackpool (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The tendency in Blackpool, as in most other large towns, is for milk to be brought into town and heat treated and bottled before being supplied to the public. More than 85% of the milk supply is treated and distributed this way. Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1949 and 1950. Ihe following licences under the above regulations were in operation at the end of the year 1951. (a) Producers’ Licences ; Tuberculin Tested ... Accredited (b) Licensed Bottling Establishments : Tuberculin Tested. At farms Accredited. At farms Accredited. Other premises Pasteurised ... Sterilised (c) Dealers’ Licences : Tuberculin Tested and Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) ... Accredited Pasteurised ... Sterilised (d) Supplementary Licences : Tuberculin Tested and Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Pasteurised ... Sterilised Nil Nil 1 Nil Nil 3 1 54 Nil 201 146 D 5 3 Milk and Ice Cream Analysis. The following statistics relate to the chemical and bacteriological examination of milk and ice cream. Chemical Analysis of Milk The number of milk samples taken was 98 of which one was below the limits prescribed by the Sale of Milk Regulations, 1901 and 1939. The average composition of the milk for the year was : Milk Fat Non-Fatty Solids Water 3-51% 8-83% 88-66% Bacteriological E.xamination of Milk 1 sample of ordinary milk was examined for the presence of Tubercle Bacilli. The sample proved satisfactory.