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Islington 1924
Sixty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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53 [1921
THE MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922; THE MILK
(SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1922-23.
The above Order came into force on 1st January, 1923, whereby Section 3 (1),
The Milk and Daries (Amendment) Act, 1922:—
A person shall not, either by himself or by any servant or agent, except
under and in accordance with a licence granted by the Minister of Health,
or with his authority under the provisions of an order made by him under
this Act—
(a) sell or offer or expose for sale any milk as "certified," " Grade A,"
or "pasteurized," or under such other designation as may be from
time to time prescribed by order of the Minister; or
(b) on, or in connection with, any sale or offer for sale or proposed sale
of any milk, or in any advertisement, circular, or notice relating to
any milk, describe or refer to the same as "certified," "Grade A,"
"pasteurized," or by any other designation prescribed as aforesaid,
or use any description or designation, including or resembling any
such description or designation.
(2) A licence may be granted for the purposes of this section for such
period and subject to such terms and conditions (including conditions as to
the payment of fees) as may be prescribed by an order made under this Act.
During the years 1923 and 1924, the following applications were made for
licences under the provisions of the above Order to enable the persons to sell
Specially Designated Milk:—
LICENCES GRANTED UNDER MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1922-23.
| Designation. | No. of applications. | Number granted. | Amount of Fees received. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 1924 | 1923 | 1924 | 1923 | 1924 | |||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||||
| "Certified " | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | () | 10 | 0 |
| "Grade A." (Tuberculin tested) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| "Grade A." | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pasteurized " (Dealer) | 1 | — | 1 | — | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| "Pasteurized " (Pasteurizer) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| "Pasteurized " (Supplementary) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | |
ADULTERATION OF FOOD AND DRUGS.
During the year 1,255 samples of foods and drugs were submitted for analysis
by Mr. Green, the Food and Drugs Inspector, who purchased the samples for
submission to our Analyst, Mr. A. Pinchin, B.Sc. Of the total samples 1,109
were reported to be genuine and 146 adulterated, or 11.6 per cent. This percentage
is 5'4 higher than in the previous year, and 3.9 per cent. above the
average rate during the preceding 10 years.