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Barnet 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet UDC]
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No official action was taken under Regulation 20 of the Milk and Dairies
Regulations 1949, to stop or restrict the sale of milk.
No cases of disease were notified which could be attributed to the consumption
of infected milk.
Ten Dealer's Licences and twenty-one Supplementary Licences were granted for the retail sale of milk under the Milk (Special Designation)(Raw Milk) Regulations, 194-9 and 1950, and the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949 and 1950, viz:-
| Designation | Dealer's Licences. | Supplementary Licences. |
|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin Tested | 3 | 7 |
| Pasteurised | 3 | 7 |
| Sterilised | 4 | 7 |
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. 1955.
The Council acquired these powers under the Act concerning the adulteration
and sophistication of food as from 1st October 1955. The summary overleaf
contains the results of eighty-three samples taken by this department.
All unsatisfactory samples are reported to the Council and the following are
brief comments on them.
Cream.
A bottle of cream, brought to the office by a resident, with an adhering stain
on the inside of the bottle. Analysis showed this to be essentially dried
milk solids, suggesting insufficient cleansing of the bottle. A letter was
sent to the milk retailer requesting better inspection.
Cream Doughnuts and Cream Alices.
These were purchased from a shop in the district, where they were labelled as
above, but upon analysis were found not to contain cream but imitation cream.
Although a notice was displayed elsewhere in the shop to the effect that no
article sold contained cream the label was misleading. A letter was sent
to the retailer and the labelling was immediately withdrawn.
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