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In the Borough there are 271 premises registered under Section
14 of the Food and Drugs Act 1938, 183 in respect of ice-cream
and 88 in respect of preserved foods.
There is one dairy in the Borough registered under the Milk
and Dairies Regulations 1949.
Under the provisions of the Middlesex County Council Act,
1950, relating to hawkers of food and their premises, there were
76 hawkers on the register at the end of 1953. Of these 15 have
storage premises in the Borough and 61 have their storage premises
in other areas.
Post-Mortem Inspection of Animals
No slaughtering of animals took place in the Borough during
1953.
Milk Regulations and Milk Sampling
During 1953, 79 samples of milk as against 77 in 1952 were
obtained and submitted to the Public Health Laboratory for
bacteriological examination. Three of the samples gave unsatisfactory
results on examination. In each case, this was taken up with the
purveyors concerned. Check samples were taken and proved
satisfactory.
Ice-Cream Sampling
During 1953, 75 samples of ice-cream as against 174 in 1952
and 77 in 1951, were obtained and submitted for bacteriological
examination. The results of examination of the 75 samples were:
Grade 1 — 68
2—6
„ 3—1
4 — nil
It was not found necessary to carry out any special investigation
into methods of manufacture, storage or distribution in respect
of any particular ice-cream vendor during the period under review.
The Laboratory reports, however, were invaluable in the work of
maintaining a constant check on the quality of the ice-cream sold
in the Borough, from a bacteriological point of view.
Establishments for Massage or Special Treatment
Under the Middlesex County Council Act, 16 existing licences
were renewed, and two new licences were granted.
Swimming Bath
The figures of attendances at the Barrowell Green Open Air
Swimming Bath for the last two years were as follows:
23