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Islington 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Restaurant Kitchens.—The work of inspecting restaurant kitchens is
tabulated under Workshops. This work is done by the two women inspectors,
whose work was reviewed fully in the Report of 1926, p. 58.
The following is a tabulated statement of the premises examined, and the results. In each case the unsatisfactory conditions were remedied without having to resort to prosecution.
| Number Inspected. | Number found Unsatisfactory. | |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel and Restaurant Kitchens | 62 | 17 |
| Coffee and Dining Rooms | 218 | 54 |
| Refreshment Rooms | 115 | 32 |
| Provision (Cooked Meats, cooked but not consumed on premises) | 89 | 14 |
| 479 | 117 |
ARTIFICIAL CREAM ACT, 1929.
This Act is for regulating the manufacture and sale of reconstituted cream, a
subject to which reference was made in the last Annual Report of the Medical
Officer of Health, page 74. This "cream " is made by emulsifying butter with
dried skimmed milk powder and water. No applications were received for registration
of premises for its manufacture or sale during the year.
Milkshops and Dairies.—At the close of the year there were 601 milkshops
and dairies on the register, 32 having been added to it, while 12 were
removed. The District Sanitary Inspectors paid 702 visits to them, and served
4 notices for the carrying out of various sanitary improvements and the cleansing
of dirty utensils.
THE GRADING OF MILK.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK.
It has been known in the Public Health Department for some considerable time
that the official standard, as laid down by the Ministry of Health as to the technique
and media for the examination of graded milks, that is, pasteurised, etc., is far
from satisfactory. A striking difference is found when the counts for bacteria are
made on media other than the "Lemco" Agar officially recommended. In 1928
this matter was gone into by the Medical Officer of Health, and in discussion with
the bacteriologists neither could explain why a media should be persisted in which
gave such poor results when other media gave a more true estimate of the bacteriological
condition of the milk. It is, however, only fair to the dairy companies
concerned, as the standard is laid down officially, to state that they are bound by
the official standard, poor as it is. At this time, when there is much discussion
regarding an alteration in the grading of milk, the names being confusing to the
public, and not properly understood, the matter of a revision of the bacteriological
tests would seem to be opportune.
THE MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922; THE MILK
(SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1923.
During the year 1930, the follow ing applications were made for licences under
the provisions of the above Order to enable the persons to sell Specially Designated
Milk