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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1956
Registration of Premises
The Food and Drugs Act, 1955
Section 16 (1) of the above Act provides that no premises shall be
used for:
(a) the sale, or manufacture for the purpose of sale of ice-cream,
or the storage of ice-cream intended for sale; or
(b) the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed,
pickled or preserved food intended for sale, unless they are
registered under this section for that purpose with a local
authority.
During the year 39 applications for registration under the
provisions of Section 16 (l)(a) and 20 applications for registration
under the provisions of Section 16( 1 )(b) were submitted to the
Council. In all cases the premises were found to be satisfactory
and the registration granted.
Public Health (London) Act, Sec. 144
During the year no applications were received for licences under
the provisions of Sec. 144, to use premises as slaughterhouses.

Milk
Of the 310 samples of milk, 143 were submitted to the phosphatase
test, 143 to the methylene-blue test, and 24 to the turbidity test.
These samples were reported satisfactory.