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Hornsey 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
| Date of Hearing | Offence | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 9th January | Piece of bandage and lint embedded in a loaf of bread | Fined £7. 5s. with £4.4s. costs |
| 9th April | Skin and hair of a mouse embedded in a loaf of bread | Fined £10 with £5. 5s costs |
| 30th April | Contamination of flour by animal excreta | Fined £10 with £5 costs |
| 9th July | Wood splinter and cement embedded in loaf of bread | Fined £10 with £5. 5s. costs |
| 18th November | Dirty milk bottles (Three counts) | Case dismissed and £5. 5s. costs awarded against the Council on each of the three counts. |
MILK SUPPLY
The production and processing of milk continues to be a primary
responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries but the local
authority is responsible for the inspection of all dairies used for the
distribution of milk. In this Borough there are no pasteurisation plants
and no milk is bottled.
The Milk (Special Designations) (Specified Areas) Order, 1951 came
into operation on 1st October, 1951. This Order makes compulsory the
use of special designations for retail sales of milk in certain areas specified
in the Schedule of the Order and the whole of Middlesex is one of the
areas specified.
Six dairy premises were registered during the year.
Licences for the sale of special designated milk were granted as
follows:—
New Licences Renewals
Dealers Supplementary Dealers Supplementary
Pasteurised 1 — 28 10
Tuberculin Tested — — 25 10
Sterilised 5 — 40 11
Accredited — — — —
On 1st October, 1954, the special designation "accredited" will cease
to be used.
Thirty-five samples of milk sold under special designations were taken
in course of delivery or from shops and submitted for bacteriological
examination. All were found to be satisfactory.
The dirty milk bottle has been responsible for a number of complaints
to the Department, and although efforts have been made to place the
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