View report page

81
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.
(Vide Circular 360 of the Ministry of Health.)
5. Action taken under Section 4 of the Milk and Dairies
(Amendment) Act, 1922:—
(a) No. of samples of milk certified by Public
Analyst to contain colouring matter Nil.
(b) Number of samples of milk certified by Public
Analyst to contain extraneous matter 14
Action taken thereon—
In 9 cases (added water) Vendor summoned
Convictions (fines and costs) 6
Summons withdrawn on payment of costs 1
Summonses dismissed on payment of costs 2
In 5 cases (added water) Vendor cautioned
Ice Cream.
There are 190 premises in the borough from which ice cream
is sold, 8 of these being occupied by Italian vendors by whom this
article of food is sold from barrows.
All the premises, stalls, barrows, &c., from which the trade
is carried on are kept under daily inspection during the season.
During 1924, 12 ice cream premises were removed from the register
and 40 were added. There was, therefore, an increase of 28 in the
number of premises compared with 1923.
During the year 258 inspections were made and 20 notices
were served to remedy defects found on inspection. In addition,
during the same season a daily inspection of street barrows and the
utensils, glasses, towels, &c., used thereon was carried out.
The sale of this article during recent years has practically
passed from the hands of the less desirable class of purveyor and
ice cream is now being sold largely throughout the borough during
the season from box tricycles, the article being packed in clean
paper packets and stored in the tight chambers provided on the
tricycle. There is, therefore, a distinct improvement in the conditions
under which ice cream is now sold.
Milk Shops.
The number of premises from which milk is sold in Battersea
is 128, as compared with 130 last year. All milk shops are kept
under inspection and during the year 520 inspections were carried
out and 8 notices were served to remedy defects found on inspection.
These mainly referred to dirty and unsuitable premises and other
minor defects. In one case it was necessary to take proceedings
to enforce compliance with the statutory notice requiring certain
alterations of the premises.