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Hornsey 1964

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

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REGISTRATION OF PREMISES FOR THE SALE ETC. OF ICE CREAM
During the year one application was received for the registration
of premises for the storage and sale of ice cream and one for the sale
of ice cream only. In both instances the premises were satisfactory
in the terms of the Food Hygiene Regulations and accordingly the Council
agreed to their registration.
REGISTRATION OF DISTRIBUTORS OF MILK
Four applications were received for the registration of premises
for the sale of milk. In all cases conditions were considered satisfactory
in the light of Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations and the
registrations were granted,
REGISTRATION OF HAWKERS OF FOOD AND THEIR STORAGE PREMISES

Table: During the year one new registration was effected under Section 11 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 19501 and at the end of the year there was in the Borough one registered storage premises used by a hawker from another Borough and 52 registered hawkers who are at present selling the following foods:-

During the year one new registration was effected under Section 11 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 19501 and at the end of the year there was in the Borough one registered storage premises used by a hawker from another Borough and 52 registered hawkers who are at present selling the following foods:-

Confectionery1Groceries1
Eggs2Ice cream17
Fish1Winkles and shrimps1
Fruit and vegetables28Fish and chips and pickles1

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EXAMINATION OF IMPORTED HORSEFLESH
Imported horseflesh which is intended either for human or animal
consumption is from time to time stored at a cold store near Hornsey
Station, Before this is released for sale to the public tests are
carried out as a routine in order to minimise the possibility of the
sale of horseflesh contaminated by salmonella organisms.
Samples from all consignments are submitted to bacteriological
testing and the Health Committee considered the standards to be adopted
in Hornsey, It was decided that consignments should be subjected to
a random sampling, 5 per cent of the "parcels" being examined and that
where more than 10 per cent of the samples proved to be positive to
salmonella the whole of the consignment should be sterilised before
release.
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