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Milk and Dairies
Milk sales are regulated by the Food and Drugs Act, 1938 to 1950, and the Milk and Dairies Regulations,
1949, made under Sections 20 and 92 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938. As Willesden is a specified
area, all milk sold by retail has been sterilised, pasteurised, or terberculin tested; the sale of raw milk has
been prohibited since October, 1951.
On October 1st, 1954, the provisions of paragraph 7 of Second Schedule to the Milk (Special Designations)
(Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949, came into force. This restricts the bottling of
milk to the three premises in the borough where the milk is pasteurised.
Dairies—Registration and Licences
Premises in Willesden 110
Dairymen 86
Licences issued.
Pasteurised milk 87
Sterilised milk 104
Tuberculin tested milk 74
Premises outside Willesden 12
Dairymen 6
Licences issued.
Pasteurised milk 12
Sterilised milk 12
Tuberculin tested milk 12
Frequent inspections are made of the dairies. During the year some minor defects were found but
were speedily remedied.
Milk sold in the Borough is clean and pure. 163 samples of milk and 10 of single cream were taken
in 1954; all were satisfactory.
FACTORIES
There are 905 factories in the Borough, an increase of 1 over the previous year—an increase of
power factories from 825 to 827, but a decrease in non-power factories from 79 to 78.
Type of factory
On register
1.1.54
Added to
register
Deleted from
register
Totals at
31.12.54
Non-power
79
6
7
78
Power
825
34
32
827
Total
904
40
39
905
The general improvement in the sanitary conditions of factories for which the local authority is
responsible (see 1949 annual report) has been maintained. Most notices were served for minor defects
only, and they were complied with without legal action.
Factories Inspected, Defects Found, and Action Taken
Type of factory
Inspected
Total
Inspections
Unsatisfactory
Outstanding
from 1953
Made satisfactory
1954
Outstanding
31.12.54
Non-power
76
103
9
1
10
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Power
654
727
81
5
69
17