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Finsbury 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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SECTION E.
Inspection and Supervision of Foods and Drugs.
Bye-laws for the Protection of Food.—The Bye-laws made by
the London County Council for the protection of food, on 28th July,
1936, were confirmed by the Ministry of Health last year.
They became operative on 1st January, 1937.
Milkshops and Dairies.
No legal proceedings were found to be necessary in respect
of milk premises during the year.
Applications for Registration.—Twenty-four applications for
registration were considered during the year; two of them were
in respect of a round only.
The figures in respect of the registration of Milkshops are set out below:—
| No. of Purveyors of Milk on Register at end of 1937 | 180 |
| No. of Purveyors removed from Register during the year | 31 |
| No. of Purveyors added to Register during the year | 24 |
| No. of Purveyors of Milk on Register at end of year 1938 | 173 |
534 visits of inspection were made and 7 notices served for
cleansing and repairs.
Dairymen of this Borough have been found to appreciate any
advice that will lead to improvement in their premises, and generally
any suggestion made is readily carried out.
One of the modern gas or electric refrigerators for storage
purposes is now in use at nearly all shops selling milk.
The number of small purveyors of milk who do not sell milk
other than in sealed bottles or other containers as delivered to them
now number 64.
Six dairies are now provided with means of sterilizing milk
vessels and appliances by steam. In some dairies conditions do not
permit the installation of a sterilizing plant. This difficulty is being
overcome by having the milk for "bottle sales" delivered to them
already bottled by their wholesalers.