[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, East Sussex County Council.
- East Sussex (England). County Council
- Date:
- 1962
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, East Sussex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![FOOD & DFUCrS ACT & MILK & DAIRIES R}^C-ULATI0N3 Milk (Special Desi|!?nation) R3f:ulations ^^SO Pasteurisers* Licences On the 1st January, 19^2, there were seven pasteurisers operating under licences issued by the Coun'ty Council* At the end of March, one of the smaller dairies ceased pasteurising and of the remaining six establisliments, five have High Temperature Short Time Plants and one has a Holder T^P® Plant, The arrangements for processing, storage and, distribution of the milk have been kept under observation throughout the year and the results of tests on samples of milk taken from these premises are given in the follov/ing table No of Number of Samples Class of Mi]Jc Samples Appropriate Tests Passed Failed Phosphatase 159 Pasteurised 159 Methylene Blue 159 - Tuberculin Tested Phosphatase 296 2 (Pasteurised) 298 Methylene Blue 295 3 Phosphatase 455 2 Totals: k31 Methylene Blue 454 3 The two phosphatase failures both occurred at the dairy using the Holder lype Plant and were attributed to the operator neglecting to maintain pasteurising temperature. The three methylene blue test failures all occurred at one dairy using a High Temperature Short Time plant and vrere due to a defective thermostatic control switch on the cooling system. Examination of Bottles In order to determine the efficiency of the methods adopted in the cleanoing of milk bottles at these establishments and at dairies handling raw milk, thirty-six sample groups of bottles have been examined during the year. All the samples reached the standard recommended by the Riblio Health Laboratory Service except in one case of a small village dairy bottling raw milk. In this instance, the dairyman had exhausted his stock of steri- lising agent and failed to make suitable alternative arrangements. Milk Dealers* Licences The whole of the administrative county is subject to Specified Area Orders making the use of Special Designations (Pasteurised, Sterilised and Tuberculin Tested Milk) obligatory in relation to all retail sales of milk. The responsibility for granting licences for this purpose rests with Pood and Drugs Authorities and at the beginning of the year thei^e were 3^3 licences in operation. During the year, 69 licences were issued in respect of new](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2918700x_0015.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
