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Hornsey 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Families.Persons.
Archway Road12
Woodside Cottages, Churchyard Bottom4.15
North Hill14
North Road211
Orchard Road13
72314

These totals include the 33 tenants who have been housed
in the Newland Road Flats at Hornsey.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
(a) Milk Supply.
Dairies and Milkshops.
At the end of the year there were 31 dairies within the
Borough and 35 other shops from which milk was retailed.
Eighteen dairymen supply milk within the Borough who
operate from other districts.
There are no cowsheds within the Borough.
The dairies and milkshops are inspected periodically. A high
standard of cleanliness exists.
The Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.
During the year licences were granted as follows: —
For sale of Pasteurised Milk 20
,, Certified Milk 4
,, Grade "A" (T.T.) Milk 8
,, Grade "A" Milk 2
,, Grade "A" (Pasteurised) 2
Twelve samples of milk taken from roundsmen's barrows
and sent for bacteriological examination gave results varying
from 6,800 to 88,500 organisms per cubic centimetre, as compared
with the limit of 100,000 organisms allowed for pasteurised
milk.
Legal proceedings were taken under Article 31 (2) of the
Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, for selling milk in bottles not filled
and closed on registered premises. The roundsman was fined £2.