[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Leamington Spa Borough.

  • Leamington (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Leamington Spa Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Unsound or diseased meat, however, exposed for sale in butchers’ shops or elsewhere, continues to be subject to inspection and seizure by the sanitary inspectors. MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) REGULATIONS, 1949 Licences issued during the year under the above Regulations : Dealers (Pasteurisers) Licence. 1 Supplementary Licences for Pasteurised Milk. 7 Supplementary Licences for Tuberculin Tested Milk 6 Dealers Licences for Tuberculin Tested Milk . 26 Dealers Licences for Pasteurised Milk . 26 Dealers Licences for Accredited Milk. 1* Dealers Licence for Sterilised Milk . ' 1 (^Expired on 31/3/54) Samples of milk were taken regularly for bacteriological examination and the results are set our below : Des'gnation No. Nature of Tests ? Passed Failed Pasteurised 60 Phosphatase Methylene Blue 60 49 1 (10*) Tuberculin Tested 52 Phosphatase 52 — (Pasteurised) Methylene Blue 40 4 (8*) * Tests void on account of high temperature. Twelve empty cleaned milk bottles were also sent for bacteriological examination and all were found to be satis¬ factory. Results of the bacteriological examination of samples of ICE CREAM : Grade ].15 Grade 2 . 1 * Grade 3 . 6 Grade 4 . 1 65.3% 4.8% 26.1% 4.8% Satisfactory. Unsatisfactory. * These samples were taken on a day when the maximum shade temperature reached 80°F.