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Acton 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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FOOD COMPLAINTS
There were 26 complaints as to unsound food, etc., and in 3 cases the Council instituted legal proceedings.
Details are as follows:—
| Date of Hearing | Offence | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25- 9-57 | Mould in wrapped bread | Fined £10 Costs | £10-10-0 |
| 25- 9-57 | Nail in bread | Fined £10 Costs | £ 3- 3-0 |
| 20-11-57 | Nail in bread | Fined £10 Costs | £15-15-0 |
MILK
There are only two dairies in the Borough and the practice
of distributing milk wholesale in bottles from large bottling depots
to local depots, for delivery by roundsmen, or over the counter in
milk shops remains.
112 samples of milk were taken throughout the Borough and
following submission to the Pathological Laboratory of the Ministry
of Health, the results of the bacteriological examinations indicated
that generally satisfactory conditions of processing and storage were
maintained.
The wholesale, pasteurising and bottling centre in Bollo Lane
has continued in operation without cause for complaint, and 21
empty bottles taken from the filling lines for examination as to
sterility, were found to be sterile.
The following licences were granted under the Milk (Special
Designation) (Pasturised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations 1949 to 1953, and the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations 1949 to 1954.
| Dealers' Licences:— | |
| Tuberculin Tested Milk | 19 |
| Pasteurised Milk | 3ft |
| Sterilised Milk supplementary Licences:— | 31 |
| Tuberculin Tested Milk | 11 |
| Pasteurised Milk | 12 |
| Sterilised Milk | 12 |
| 123 |