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Hackney 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Refusal or Revocation of Registration of Retailers.—No.
licenses for the sale of milk were refused or revoked during the
year. Two retailers were, however, removed from the register,
the nature of their businesses rendering the premises unsuitable for
the sale of milk.
Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915.—Under this Act
10 applications were made by retailers, from whom samples of
milk had been procured, to have samples of milk taken from their
respective wholesalers in the course of delivery to them. In eight
cases no action was taken as the retailers' samples were certified
to be genuine. Thirteen samples of milk from consignments in
course; of delivery to retailers in the Borough were procured by
Authorities outside the Borough. No adulteration was found to
exist in any of the samples.
Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912 and 1917.
1. Milk ; and Cream not sold as Preserved Cream.
| (a) | (b) | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Samples examined for the presence of a Preservative. | Number in which Preservative was reported to be present, and Percentage of Preservative found in each Sample. | |
| Milk | 769 | Nil. |
| Cream | 2 | 1. 0 21% Boric Acid. |
Nature of preservative in each case in column (b) and action
taken under the Regulations in regard to it.
Boric Acid.—The statement of the vendor was accepted by
the Public Health Committee.