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Hornsey 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Hornsey, 1st Scheme. (June, 1896.) 108
Highgate, 1st Scheme (December, 1900.) 60
Hornsey, 2nd Scheme. (February, 1904.) 140
Highgate, 2nd Scheme. (January, 1913.) 128
Muswell Hill Estate. (December, 1924, to
November, 1927.) 427
Rectory Gardens Estate. (July, 1927.) 32
Total 895.
There are also three houses, Nos. 38, 40, 42, Myddelton
Road, owned by the Council, which are let out to several families.
The inclusive rents of the various dwellings range from 11/6
to 22/- per week.
Newlands Road Estate.—Arrangements are being made for
the erection of 33 flats on land in Newlands Road. These flats
will probably be ready for occupation during the coming year.
During 1928 there were 86 houses and 17 flats erected by
private enterprise, and 21 houses were converted into flats.
| Premises registered as dairies | 62 |
| Premises licensed for sale of "Pasteurized Millk" | 18 |
| Premises licensed to sell "Certified Milk" | 14 |
| Premises licensed to sell "Grade A (tuberculin tested) Milk" | 4 |
| Premises licensed to sell "Grade A Milk" (2 of which are for bottling and sale) | 3 |
Thirty-six samples of milk from roundsmen have been taken
by the Chief Inspector and submitted to bacteriological examination.
Where the results were not satisfactory the milk vendor
was interviewed, and in every case methods were suggested and
agreed to for the better handling of the milk.
Milk and Dairies Orders, 1926.—In two instances milk
roundsmen were found to be contravening the provisions of the
Milk and Dairies Order by filling milk bottles in the street. In
one case the man attended before the Committee and was reprimanded,
and in the second case a summons was issued and the
man was fined £1.