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Friern Barnet 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]

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Frozen fish 20 packets
Frozen vegetables 122 packets
Frozen fruit 12 packets
Frozen pastry 32 packets
Frozen chips 14 packets
Frozen beef-burgers 2 packets.
Milk Supply.
The number of persons registered to sell milk
in the district is seventeen, two less than last year. They
include the large dairy companies delivering milk daily and the
occupiers of shops retailing sterilised milk in association with
some other business.
There is one dairy where milk is pasteurised
and bottled.
One hundred and thirty seven samples of the milk
supplied in Friern Barnet were taken during the year and all were
reported on as being of a satisfactory standard.
No complaints were received as to the quality of
the milk supplied but there was one complaint of milk being supplied
in a dirty bottle. In this instance there was a mould growth
on milk debris left in the bottle from previous usĀ© and not removed
during the normal washing process. This incident was dealt with
by a warning to the dairy company concerned.
Ice cream.
The number of premises registered to sell ice cream
was reduced by four to seventy-three, about half of all food
premises in Friern Barnet. One person makes his own ice cream
but otherwise the retailers obtain their supplies from the
nationally known manufacturers.
Forty-five samples of the different products
offered for sale were examined during the year and without
exception satisfied the standard test for bacterial cleanliness.
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