[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough.

  • Tunbridge Wells (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The failure of the two samples of grouped bottles from the bottle washing plant to achieve a satisfactory average standard was due to the deterioration of the sterilising com¬ pound due to over storage. Subsequent bottle samples from this plant have been satisfactory. A warning letter was sent to a firm of Dairymen outside the Borough following a complaint that one of their bottles contained a small red smear. Milk Supply. Licences in force at the end of the year:— Pasteurisers’ Licences ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Dealers’ Licences: Pasteurised Milk ... ... ... ... ... 21 ,, ,, Tuberculin Tested Milk ... ... ... ... 11 „ ,, Sterilised Milk ... ... ... ... ... 29 Supplementary Licences: Pasteurised Milk ... ... ... ... 1 ,, ,, Tuberculin Tested Milk ... ... ... 1 Number of registered dairies ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 ,, ,, registered distributors in the Borough ... ... ... 30 ,, ,, shops (not dairies) selling bottled milks ... ... ... 38 ,, ,, distributors from other districts selling milk in the Borough 1 Milk Sampling. Heat Treated Milks Methylene Blue Test, Phosphatase Test Passed. Failed. Passed. Failed. Pasteurised ... ... ... 41 0 41 0 Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) 37 0 36 1 Raw Milks Methylyne Blue Test. Biological Test. Passed. Failed. Passed. Failed. 15 8 15 0 Milk Receptacles. In addition nine samples of grouped bottles were taken from bottle-washing plants in the Borough and the average mean bottle count was satisfactory in seven cases. FOOD HYGIENE. Food hygiene is one of the most important aspects of the Public Health Inspector’s work and during the year 1,747 visits were made to food premises, including the Cricket Ground, the Agricultural Show Ground and visiting fairs, and