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Chelsea 1931
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1931
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SECTION V.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION
OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.—In accordance with statutory enactments, the Council
keep a Register of persons carrying on the trade of dairymen or purVeyors
of milk and no person is permitted to carry on the trade in the
Borough unless he is registered. The Council is empowered to remove
the name from or refuse to enter upon the Register the name of any
person selling or proposing to sell milk on premises which are for any
rtasco. unsuitable for the purpose.
The Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, further empowers the
Council to refuse to enter the name of any person in the Register, or
to remove the name of any person from that Register, if it is shown
to the Council's satisfaction that the public health is or is likely to be
endangered by any act or default of such person in relation to the quality,
Storage or distribution of milk.
The premises at which registered purveyors of milk, carry on their
business have been subject to frequent inspection. During the year
Seven applications were made for registration as purveyors of milk, all
of after appropriate investigation, were approved by the Council.
In tabular form below is shown the alterations which took place in
the Roister of Milk Purveyors during the year.
TABLE No. 36.
| Retail. | Wholesale. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| On Register, 31st December, 1930 | 70 | _ | 70 |
| Vacated during the year | 4 | — | 4 |
| Added during the year | 7 | — | 7 |
| On Register, 31st December, 1931 | 73 | — | 73 |
*
During- the year there were 105 inspections of dairies and milkshops
made in the Borough. Notices were served requiring remedy of defects
found on four of the premises visited. There are no cowsheds in the
Milk (Special Designations) Order.—There were 33 applications
from retailers under the Milk (Special Designations) Order for licences
to spell special grades of milk. All these licences were granted. In each
case licence was granted for the purpose of authorising the dealer
to sell specially designated milk from shops within the Borough. No
application has been made for a licence giving authority to set up
bottling or pasteurising establishments in the Borough. The following
Table No. 37 shows the numbers of licences granted for the sale of milk
under special designations during the past two years.