[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Lincoln City.

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

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    mitted to the Public Analyst for examination and where considered advisable the vendor was advised. Brown sliced loaf containing strand of fibre. Moth larvae in flour. Sliced bread containing two small brownish pellets. Beef sausage containing wire. Wrapped sliced white loaf containing wholemeal flour. Wrapped sliced white loaf containing wheat bran fibres. Margarine containing dark coloured substance. Minced turkey containing turkey skin. Small brown loaf containing dark coloured substance. Milk Supply. Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949/1954. No. of milk distributors on the Register .. .. .. .. 122 No. of dairies on the Register .. .. .. .. .. 6 The Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949/1954. No. of dealers licences to use the designation “ Tuberculin Tested ” .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 The Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations 1949/1954. No. of dealers (Pasteuriser’s) licences .. .. .. .. 2 No. of dealers licences to use the designation “ Pasteurised ” .. 37 No. of dealers licences to use the designation “ Sterilised ” .. 95 401 samples of designated milk were submitted for examination and of these 10 samples failed to pass the test prescribed by the appropriate Regulations. All the samples were examined at the Public Health Laboratory, Lincoln. The following tables give the information in more detail:— Heat Treated Milk: Designation No. of sam¬ ples Meth. Blue Test Passed Phos¬ phat¬ ase Failed Meth. Phos. Blue phat- Test ase Passed Failed Turbidity Unsatis¬ factory Samples No. % Pasteurised 168 164 163 1 3 — — 4 2.38 Pasteurised (School) 160 159 157 — 3 — — 3 1.87 Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) 37 37 37 _ _ _ _ _ _ Sterilised 16 — — — — 16 — — — 381 360 357 1 6 16 _ 7 1.83 All the samples of Pasteurised milk were not submitted to both the Methylene Blue and Phosphatase tests. In the case of the Methylene Blue test, the overnight atmospheric shade temperature exceeded 65°F. on certain occasions and the test was thus rendered void.