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Acton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk SUpply.
There are no cowsheds in the Borough, all the milk being
produced outside.
There are 119 persons or firms retailing milk in the district under the following categories:-
| Dairymen. | Purveyors of Milk | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. with rounds not occupying premises in the Borough. | No. with rounds occupying premises in the Borough. | No. of General shops from which milk is sold from covered pans only | No. of shops from which milk is sold in closed and unopened receptacles only. |
| 12 | 19 | 2 | 86 |
Special Designated Milk
The number of persons or firms licensed to sell Special Designated
Milk is as follows:-
3 " Certified "
7 " Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) "
1 " Grade A "
6 " Pasteurised "
1 " Grade A Pasteurised "
The Express Dairy Co., have a pasteurising plant at No. 100
Bollo Lane.
bakehouses.
Of the 29 bakehouses in the Borough 5 are underground.
These were licensed under the Factory Act of 1901.
smoke abatement.
During the year, 56 factory chimneys have been watched
on 161 occasions, and only 11 complaints of smoke nuisances have
been received. In no case was it necessary to institute Police
Court proceedings as the offenders promptly took steps to comply
with the Notices served upon them. One firm has installed a new
and larger boiler to meet their needs, abolished the iron chimney,
and substituted a brick shaft one hundred feet high. With suitable
fuel carefully stoked no nuisances from smoke should occur
at these works in future.