London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Summonses were issued against a number of traders for offences under this Act and the reasons for prosecution and the Court's findings are given below :—
| Insects in oats | £30 | £5 |
| Mouldy yoghourt | £10 | £2 |
| Metal object in milk | £50 | £20 |
| Nail in sliced loaf | £25 | £25 |
| Filter tip in French bread | £50 | £5 |
Milk supply
Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959
These regulations require local authorities to keep a register of
all persons carrying on the trade of distributor in their district and
of all premises within their district which are used as dairies, not
being dairy farms.
During the year 47 applications were received from persons to
be registered as distributors of milk. In each case a certificate of
registration was granted. Eighty-nine notices of cancellation of
registration were received. At the end of the year there were 211
persons and one dairy on the register.
Food and Drugs Act, 1955
During the year, 100 samples of milk were submitted for analysis
to which reference is made towards the end of this section of the
report.
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1963
These Regulations provide for the issue of Dealers (Prepacked Milk) Licences under certain designations and the number of licences granted during 1971 is given below: —
| Special designation | Number of licences issued |
|---|---|
| Pasteurised | 49 |
| Sterilised | 34 |
| Untreated | 4 |
Milk (Special Designation) (Amendment) Regulations, 1965
These Regulations provide for the issue of Dealers (Prepacked
Milk) Licences under the special designation "Ultra-Heat Treated"
and 30 applications for such licences were received during the
year.
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