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Notices Served.
Informal Notices served 121
Statutory Notices served:
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 39 2
-do- Section 75 2
-do- Section 93 16
-do- Section 277 1
Housing Act, 1957, Section 170 8
Housing Act, 1957, Section 85(3) 6
Middlesex County Council Act, 1956, Section 38 48
Clean Air Act, 1956, Section 12 119
After falling from 410 in 1959 to 200 in 1960 the number
of informal notices served last year dropped to 121, and further
emphasises the low level to which routine inspection of the
district fell.
Legal Proceedings.
Food and Drugs Act, 1955,
(i) Proceedings under the Milk and Dairies General Regulations
1959, were taken against a national dairy company for failing
to ensure that a milk bottle was in a thorough state of clean
liness and for selling a bottle of milk containing a piece of
glass. The company pleaded guilty in both cases and was fined
£10 with 8 guineas costs in the first case, and £25 with 6
guineas costs in the second case.
(li) Proceedings under Section 2 for selling a mouldy meat
pasty and a fairy cake containing fine hair fibres were taken
against a firm of multiple bakers. The firm was found guilty
and fines of £10 and £2 respectively were imposed together with
8 guineas costs to the Council.
(iii) Proceedings under Section 2 were taken against a
national dairy company for selling a bottle of chocolate milk
drink containing a large thick felted pad of mould hyphae. A
Plea of guilty was entered and a fine of £10 together with 10
guineas costs imposed.
Public health Act, 1936.
(iv) Proceedings were taken against a local resident for
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