[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Accrington Borough.

  • Accrington (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Accrington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    53 samples of tuberculin tested milk were submitted for the methylene blue and coliform tests. Six samples failed the prescribed test and appropriate action was taken in respect of them. MILK AND DAIRIES. (a) Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949 to 1954. In accordance with these Regulations duties in connection with the supervision of milk production on farms were trans- ferred from local authorities to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in 1949. Local authorities, however, retained their duties in con- nection with the control of milk distribution, including the registration of distributors. 181 milk distributors were registered under the Regulations. (b) Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1949 to 1954. The special designations permitted are “Pasteurised and “Sterilised” for heat-treated milk and “Tuberculin Tested” for raw milk. The following licences were granted under the Regulations. viz:— Dealer’s Licence (Sterilised) 160 „ „ (Pasteurised) 50 „ „ (Tuberculin Tested) 28 Supplementary Licence (Sterilised) 2 „ „ (Pasteurised) 2 „ „ (Tuberculin Tested) 2 Pasteuriser’s Licence 1
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