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milk issued to them under the Milk (Special Designations) Order,
1936, and, to afford them a reasonable opportunity of making representations
with regard thereto, they were invited to send representatives
to attend the meeting of the Committee at which the matter
would be considered.
Two directors of the Company attended the meeting and stated
that the milk in question was produced on a farm licensed by the
Essex County Council. The milk was bottled at the farm in accordance
with the Regulations, and it was quite impossible for the
Company to exercise any control over the milk. As a result of the
adverse reports a member of the Company's senior laboratory staff
had spent some time at the farm and had advised the farm manager
as to the steps that might be taken to improve the quality of the
milk. However, the Company had decided to discontinue taking
milk from this farm, and in future only milk of this grade from
their own farm in Finchley would be retailed in this district, which
would ensure that the delay between production and retail of the
milk would be lessened.
It was decided that the explanation put forward by the Company
be accepted, and that in view of the steps that had been taken by
them, no further action be taken in the proposed suspension or
revocation of the licence.
Four samples of this grade were afterwards taken at intervals
from this firm's supply, and all were reported as being satisfactory
and within the standard for that grade.
Ice Cream.
Certificates of Registration were granted in respect of twelve
premises for the sale of ice cream. Forty-two visits of inspection
were paid to registered premises, all of which were found satisfactory.
Meat Inspection.
The requirements of the Public Health (Meat) Regulations,
1924, have been duly observed as regards the butchers' shops in
the district.
Inspection of Other Foods.
All restaurants, snack bars, fried fish shops and other places
where food is prepared have been visited and their kitchens and
cooking utensils inspected for cleanliness.
Water heaters have been fixed at our request in ten foodpreparing
premises where there was no satisfactory hot-water
supply, in order to maintain a constant supply of hot and cold
water, to encourage personal cleanliness on the part of proprietors
and assistants engaged in the sale or preparation of food,
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