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Hornsey 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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17
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
(Section E.)
Dairies and Milkshops.
At the end of the year the register showed 55 shops classed
as dairies. There were also 75 milkshops on the register, i.e.,
shops where dairy produce is sold, but where it does not form
the principal trade.
Thirty-two of the dairies are situated outside Hornsey but
deliver milk within the Borough.
Special Designated Milk Licences.
Producers of, and dealers in, special designated milks are
required to obtain licences annually.
During the year licences were in force as follows:—
Sale of Pasteurised Milk 17
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T T 4
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FOOD CONDEMNED.
Meat 12 cwt. 19 lbs. 14 ozs.
Fish 2 cwt. 84 lbs., 11 boxes kippers,
1 box herrings.
Bacon 14 lbs. 8 ozs.
Fowls 57
Rabbits 344
Fruit 75 lbs.
Tinned Meats 36 lbs.
Vegetables 1 cwt.
Margarine 13¾lbs.
Biscuits 20 lbs.
Rice 1 cwt.
Sugar 3 cwt. 36 lbs.
Cheese 12 lbs. and 36 pkts. processed
cheese.
Pickles gallon
Milk 7 tins
Baked Beans 12 tins
Eggs 1,498
Flour 6 tons 8 cwt, 91 lbs,