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Milk Supply.
The milk supplied to Friern Barnet residents is
either pasteurised, sterilised or tuberculin-tested. The
nineteen registered distributors include the large dairy
companies delivering milk daily and the occupiers of shops
retailing small quantities of sterilised milk in association
with some other business. There is one dairy in the district
at which milk is pasteurised and bottled.
Samples of the different grades of milk were
taken regularly throughout the year. The one hundred and
ninety-six samples which were sub, dtted for examination were
all found to be satisfactory.
No complaints were received as to the quality
of the milk supplied. There were, however, three complaints
of milk being supplied in dirty bottles. In each instance
the investigation indicated that the bottles had been misused
at some stage before being returned to the dairy company
concerned.
Ice cream.
Seventy-seven, or rather more than half of all
the food premises in the district are registered to sell ice
cream. One person manufactures ice cream in accordance
with the methods described in the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment)
Regulations. Generally, however, the ice cream is obtained
by the retailers from the nationally known manufacturers.
Forty-nine samples of ice cream offered for
sale were examined and all satisfied the standard test for
bacterial cleanliness.
FACTORIES AND SHOPS.
Factories.
The Council's functions under the Factories
Act 1961 are concerned with such matters as cleanliness,
overcrowding, temperature, ventilation and the drainage of
floors in factories where no mechanical power is used, and
with the provision of adequate sanitary conveniences in all
factories. Except for the provision of sanitary facilities
these matters are in the case of factories using mechanical
power the responsibility of H.M. Inspectorate of Factories.
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