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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Inspection and Supervision of Food.
Milk: Fifty-nine premises were on the register at the end of the year (18
dairies, 13 restaurants and 28 general shops). These premises were all inspected
as occasion required during the year. In addition, 19 retailers were registered
for itinerant sale of milk from premises in the areas of other local authorities.
In the case of one dairy it was necessary to cancel the registration.
| Licences. | Supplementary. | |
|---|---|---|
| To sell pasteurized milk | 5 | 4 |
| To sell tuberculin tested milk | 1 | 3 |
| To sell accredited milk | 1 | — |
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924: Three hundred and one inspections
of butchers' shops and market stalls were made during the year.
Inspection of Other Premises where Food is Prepared or Offered for Sale:
1,228 inspections of such premises were made during the year. Sixty-four notices
under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, were served requiring defects to be
remedied.
Legal proceedings were taken in respect of two restaurant premises during
the year, one for failing to display a notice stating that horseflesh was sold,
and one for failing to take steps to prevent contamination of food. (See table
of Legal Proceedings).
Unsound Food'. 3 tons 56 lbs. of tinned meat, fish and other foods were
surrendered and destroyed or disposed of otherwise.
Legal Proceedings, 1946.
| Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|
| Selling milk 10% abstracted fat. | Fined £25 and £5 5s. Od. costs. Fined £20 and £5 5s. Od. costs. |
| Selling milk 13.3% abstracted fat. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act on payment of £3 3s. Od. costs. |
| Selling milk 4.1% added water. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act on payment of £7 7s. Od. costs. |
| Failing to display notice stating that horseflesh was sold. | Fined £5. |
| Selling milk 2.3% abstracted fat and 5% added water. | Each Defendant fined £2 and £1 1s. Od. costs. |
| Using a room for storage of ice cream without being registered. Failing to cleanse the floor of same. | Fined £2 in respect of non-registration and £7 and £5 costs for failing to take steps to prevent contamination. |
| Manufacturing and storing ice cream on premises without being registered. | Fined £20 and £6 6s. Od. costs. |
| Having in their possession for sale, food intended for, but unfit for, human consumption, contrary to Section 9 of Food and Drugs Act, 1938. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act on payment by each Defendant of £3 3s. Od. costs. |