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Acton 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
MILK SUPPLY.
There are no cowsheds in the Borough, all the milk being
produced outside.
There are
| Dairymen. | Purveyors of Milk | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. with rounds not occupying premises in the Borough. | No. with rounds occupying premises in the Borough. | No. of General shops from which milk is sold from covered pans only | No. of shops from which milk is sold in closed and unopened receptacles only |
| 4 | 26 | 24 | 62 |
Special Designated Milk.
The number of persons or firms licenced to sell Special
Designated Milk are as follows: —
4 'Certified '
6 'Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)'
— 'Grade A '
11 'Pasteurised '
1 'Grade A Pasteurised '
The Council has decided to enforce strictly Article 21 of the
Milk & Dairies Order of 1926. This Article requires that every milk
vessel shall be thoroughly washed and cleansed and scalded with
boiling water or steam before it is used again.
All new Applicants to be registered as Dairymen, will be
required to instal at once an approved steam raising plant and steam
chest so as to comply with the Article, and Dairymen already
registered will be given a reasonable time in which to instal such
apparatus.
Article 32 of the Order requires every person engaged in the
conveyance or distribution of milk to use all practicable precautions
for preventing the milk from being unnecessarily exposed to heat
and from being contaminated by dirt, dust, rain-water or otherwise.