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Finchley 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Bakehouses
The number of bakehouses in the Borough at the beginning of
the year was 22. Three closed and one opened, leaving 20 at the
end of the year.
At 19 bakehouses motive power is used.
The bakehouses have been visited by the Public Health Inspectors
and steps have been taken to cause them to be maintained in a proper
sanitary condition. The periodical cleansing of these premises, as
required by statute, has generally been carried out.
At one bakehouse a new addition was built and the bakehouse
remodelled and oil firing equipment installed. In another, the old
bakehouse was reconstructed and modernised.
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops
There are 8 registered premises within the district, and all have
been inspected from time to time.
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations
Licences were granted by the Council in respect of designated
milk for the year ended 31st December, 1958, as follows :—
Dealers1 Licences to sell milk as Tuberculin Tested 17
Dealers' Licences to sell milk as Pasteurised 20
Dealers' Licences to sell milk as Sterilised 27
Supplementary Licences to sell milk as Tuberculin Tested 9
Supplementary Licences to sell milk as Pasteurised 9
Supplementary Licences to sell milk as Sterilised 8
Food Sampling
The following information has been furnished by the Middlesex
County Council Public Control Department relative to samples taken
in accordance with the provisions of the Food and Drugs Act,
1955:—
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