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The baths waters are treated by continuous filtration and breakpoint chlorination.
While baths' staff do everything to maintain a 'safe' standard of bath water
the bathers could assist very materially by the observance of strict personal hygiene.
During the year 8 samples of baths water were taken and all were found to be satisfactory.
VERMINOUS PREMISES AND ARTICLES - No action had to be taken under Sections 83
and 84 of the Public Health Act, 1936.
VERMINOUS PERSONS - No verminous person was cleansed under the provisions of
Section 85 of the Public Health Act, 1936. During the year 136 children in attendance
at schools in the Borough were found to be verminous and because of the failure
of parents to take necessary action 38 of these children had to be cleansed by the
School Health Department.
Louse infestation is much too prevalent and is due solely to lack of personal
cleanliness. The problem of the persistently verminous children or family is a
difficult one and is usually not one of uncleanliness alone.
PET ANIMALS ACT 1951 - This Act is designed to regulate the sale of pet animals
and the main provision is that no person shall keep a pet shop except under the
authority of a licence granted in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Under
the provisions of this Act 8 premises in the Borough have been licensed and 14 visits
of inspection were made during the year.
MILK - At the end of the year, 12 dairies were registered under the Milk and
Dairies Regulations. During the year, 69 inspections were made at dairies and retail
purveyors' premises. Under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 41 licences
for the sale of 'tuberculin tested' milk, 45 for the sale of 'pasteurised' milk, and
53 for the sale of 'sterilised' milk were issued.
The Milk (Special Designations) (Special Areas) Order, 1951, came into operation
on 1st October.. 1951 This Order defined the County of Middlesex as an area in
which the use of a special designation becomes obligatory for the purpose of all
sales of milk by retail for human consumption (other than a catering sale). The
special designations permitted are 'sterilised', 'pasteurised' and tuberculin tested'.
Complaints of milk being supplied in dirty bottles continue to be received.
The number is very small in relation to the large issue to the public. The consumer
can help by the hygienic care of the bottles which should never be used for any other
purpose than to hold milk. After use, they should be well rinsed in cold water to
remove any milk residue.
In regard to dirty milk bottles, one warning letter was issued and there were
two prosecutions, resulting in fines and costs amounting to £14 7s Od.
ICE CREAM - Under the Pood and Drugs Act, 'premises used for the sale or the
manufacture for the purpose of sale, of ice-cream, or the storage of ice-cream intended
for sale' must be registered. This does not apply to premises used primarily as
a club, hotel, inn or restaurant and only to a theatre, cinematograph theatre, music
hall or concert hall if the ice-cream is manufactured on the premises The number
of premises registered at the end of the year was 230.
The Ice-Cream (Heat Treatment, etc.) Regulations require all ice-cream except
complete cold-mix powders, to be heat treated with a view to killing any pathogenic
organisms which may be present and lay down the temperatures at which mixtures are
to be kept before and after heat treatment - these temperatures are such as to discourage
bacterial growth
The Regulations also require that ice cream shall be protected from dirt, dust
or other contamination. The enforcement of these Regulations calls for regular
and persistent supervision of premises, plant and method of manufacturing and handling-
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