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FOOD PREMISES.
Milkshops and Dairies.
Forty-five* applications for registration were
considered during 1927, one of them being from a
firm outside the Borough, proposing to sell bottled
milk from their carts in the Borough. One application
was refused, but the applicant was subsequently
registered in respect of other premises in the Borough.
The figures in regard to registration of Milkshops
are set out below:—
Number of purveyors of milk at retail milkshops
on register at end of 1926 244
Deduct number of purveyors removed from
register during 1927 8
Add number of new purveyors added to
register by resolution of the Public
Health Committee during 1927 17
Number of purveyors of milk at retail milkshops
on register at end of 1927 253
During the year 772 inspections of milkshops
were made by the Inspectors, and 108 notices were
served under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
No legal proceedings were found to be necessary.
A copy of the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, has
been furnished to each Dairyman in the Borough, and
his attention has been drawn to the requirements of
the Order.
Milk (Special, Designations) Order, 1923.
One dairyman was licensed to sell "Certified,"
"Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)," and "Pasteurised"
milks, one to sell "Certified" and "Grade A (Tuberculin
Tested)," seven for the sale of "Grade A
(Tuberculin Tested)" milk only, while supplementary
licences, one to sell "Certified" milk in the Borough
from premises in Hackney and another to sell "Grade
A (Tuberculin Tested)" milk in the Borough from
premises in Poplar, were also granted during the year.
* This includes changes of occupier in premises previously on the register.