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Islington 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington]
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[1934
THE MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922; THE MILK
(SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1923.
During the year 1934 the following applications were made for licences under
the provisions of the above Order to enable the persons to sell Specially Designated
Milk :—
LICENCES GRANTED UNDER MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1923.
| Designation. | No. of applications | Number granted. | Amount of Fees received. |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | |||
| Certified | 10 | 10 | 2 10 0 |
| Grade A (Tuberculin tested) | 29 | 29 | 7 5 0 |
| Grade A (T.T.) (Bottling) | 1 | 1 | 2 2 0 |
| „ (Pasteurized) | 3 | 3 | 2 12 0 |
| Grade A | 5 | 5 | 1 5 0 |
| „ (Bottling Licence) | - | - | - |
| Pasteurized (Dealer) | 24 | 24 | 5 17 6 |
| „ (Pasteurizer) | 5 | 5 | 5 10 0 |
| Supplementary :— Pasteurized | 5 | 5 | 10 0 |
| Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) | 3 | 3 | 6 0 |
| 86 | 86 | £27 17 6 |
ADULTERATION OF FOOD AND DRUGS—FOOD AND DRUGS
(ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928.
During the year the number of Samples of Food and Drugs taken for Analysis
were 1,152, including 615 informal samples ; with but two exceptions all the purchases
were made by the Food and Drugs Inspector or his Agent and were submitted to
the Islington Public Analyst, Dr. Alan W. Stewart.
Of the total samples 1,114 were reported to be genuine and 38 adulterated, or
3.0 per cent.
This percentage is 0.3 above the previous year and 3.2 below the average rate
for the preceding 10 years.
There were 19 prosecutions under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act,
1928, 14 of which were successful.
Eight samples of milk were submitted by the Inspector for bacteriological examination,
see page 51.
Three informal samples were taken under the Public Health (Condensed Milk)
Regulations, 1923 and 1927; and seven informal samples under the Public Health
(Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923 and 1927, all of which were found to be satisfactory.
In addition to this work, Inspector Green made 932 visits under the Merchandise
Marks Act.
Prosecutions are included in the complete list (p. 82).
In connection with the food and drug work 25 warnings were given, 10 warnings
under the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, and 59 warnings under the Marking
Orders,