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Ilford 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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SECTION E.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.
(i) The following is a summary of Persons and Premises registered as
at 31st December, 1935:—
Premises registered as dairies and milkshops 42
Cowkeepers registered 5
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk 54
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk in sealed
cartons or containers 65
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk (sterilized) in
sealed bottles 60
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk in sealed cartons
or containers; and also sterilized in sealed bottles 12
Persons registered as retail purveyors of cream 11
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk in the Ilford
district, whose premises are outside the Borough 24
Persons registered as wholesale purveyors of milk 5
Persons registered as wholesale purveyors of milk (sterilized)
in sealed bottles 2
Person registered as wholesale purveyor of milk in sealed
cartons or containers 1
460 inspections of dairies, milkshops, cowsheds and other premises
where milk is sold were carried out during the year.
Ill inspections (included in above) were made of the 5 cowsheds on
farms registered under the provisions of the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation)
Act, 1915, and the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, and the
Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
3 of the 5 registered cow-keepers are wholesale and retail
purveyors of milk; 2 are retail purveyors only.
Structural alterations have been carried out under supervision
at 2 farms.
Of the 186 premises from which milk is retailed in Ilford, 17
are branches of one firm, 5 another, while 2 are branches of a large
firm of retailers, 3 retail from dairy shops or stores, 8 from general
shops and 5 from restaurants, 9 are retailers in a small way with
rounds and also provision for storage of milk; while 60 sell sterilised
bottled milk only, 12 sell sterilised milk and also milk in sealed
containers, and 65 retail milk in sealed containers only.
In 2 premises, pasteurising plant has been installed. Only 1
of these has, however, been licensed.