[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Weymouth & Melcombe Regis Borough.

  • Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Weymouth & Melcombe Regis Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Committee but future information as to the bacteriological standard of milk supplies within the Borough will be received through the Health Department of Dorset County Council. The designations of milk which may be sold in Weymouth are: — Tuberculin Tested Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised Pasteurised Sterilised At the end of the year entries on the Department’s Register were as follows : — The Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959 Distributors of milk with premises within the Borough 74 Distributors of milk with premises outside the Borough but retailing within the Borough ... ... 2 Dairy farms distributing from within the Borough ... 3 Premises registered as Dairies ... ... ... 4 The Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949 and 1954. The Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949 and 1953 Dealers’ licences to sell designated milk were granted as follows : — Pasteurised Milk ... ... ... ... 73 Tuberculin Tested Milk ... ... ... ... 63 Tuberculin Tested Milk (Supplementary) ... ... 1 Pasteurised Milk (Supplementary) ... ... 1 Sterilised Milk ... ... ... ... ... 4 Milk Sampling I have already mentioned that the Department ceased to take milk samples after the 30th September, 1960, as this duty was taken over by the Health Department of Dorset County Council. Up to this date, however, the number of samples taken for bacteriological examination was 204. Samples of heat treated milk taken in the Borough by sampling officers of Dorset County Council numbered 253. Dorset County Council is the licensing authority for Dealers who pasteurise or sterilise milk. There is one pasteurising plant in the Borough. Visits to Dairies and Milk Shops during the year ... 72
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