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City of Westminster 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Method of disposal of condemned food
Food condemned or voluntarily surrendered to the Public Health
Inspectors is disposed of by depositing in the Council's refuse barges at
the Central Depot at Gatliff Road, S.W.I.
Foodstuffs disposed of at this depot are removed by barge for land
reclamation by controlled tipping at Pitsea. No recovery or diversion
of any goods whatsoever takes place at the central tipping site.
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations
The following licences authorising the sale of designated milks were issued during 1959:—
| Dealers' Licences | Dealers' Supplementary Licences | |
|---|---|---|
| Pasteurised | 125 | 47 |
| Sterilised | 100 | 46 |
| Tuberculin Tested | 90 | 46 |
Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959
Under these regulations, which came into force on 8th March, 1959,
distributors are now required to be registered only with the local authority
in whose area the premises from which the milk is distributed are situated.
At the 31st December, 1959, the following were entered in the City
Council's Register of Dairies and Distributors of Milk:—
Distributors of milk with premises registered as dairies 31
Distributors of milk with premises not registered as
dairies 85
Bacteriological Examination of Milk
During the year 30 samples of milk were submitted for methylene
blue and phosphatase test. The results received showed that the milk
had been efficiently pasteurised.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933
Persons entitled to sell poisons included in Part II of the Poisons
List numbered 139 at 31st December, 1959.