[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Godalming Borough.

  • Godalming (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Godalming Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    D.—Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936— 1. Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made ... ... ... ... Nil 2. Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit ... ... Nil Inspection and Supervision of Food. Milk Supply. Four distributors of rnilk are registered in the Borough. Two of these hold Dealers Licences to sell Tuberculin Tested Milk and Pasteurised Milk; the remain- ing two are licensed to sell Sterilized Milk. Premises are inspected periodically to ensure compliance with the con- ditions of their licences. Twelve samples of milk were taken from Distributors for bacteriological examination, as follows:— 3 Tuberculin Tested (Certified). 2 Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised). 3 Pasteurised. 2 Sterilised. All passed the statutory tests for their particular grades and were reported as satisfactory by the laboratory. Ice Cream. There are now 39 premises in the Borough registered under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938: one for manufacture, storage and sale, and 38 for storage and sale only. All premises are inspected to ensure strict cleanliness in the handling of supplies; also as to source of supply, refrigeration equipment, etc. These conditions have to be complied with before any application for registration is considered. Forty samples of ice cream were taken during the sum- mer months from registered ice cream retailers for bacterio- logical examination. Results were as follows: 19 were classified Grade I; 13 Grade II; 5 Grade III; and 1 Grade IV,