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During the year 35 samples of graded milk were taken and
submitted for bacteriological examination. The majority of the
samples conformed to the standards laid down in the Order, but
in two instances adverse reports were received showing the presence
in these samples of an excessive number of organisms.
MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1932:
Registration of Premises for the Sale, etc., of Ice Cream and the
Preparation or Manufacture of Preserved Food.—Section 5 of the
above Act provides that:—
(1) (a) Any premises in the district of any sanitary authority used or
proposed to be used—
(1) for the sale or the manufacture for the purpose of sale of ice-cream or other
similar commodity or the storage of ice-cream or others imilar commodity
intended for sale; or
(ii) for the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted pressed pickled
or preserved meat, fish or other food intended for sale;
shall be registered by the owner or occupier or intending occupier thereof with
the sanitary authority.
(6) For the purposes of this Part of this Act any premises registered
pursuant to section 29 (Registration of premises used for manufacture, etc., of
ice-cream) of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1928 for any of
the purposes mentioned in that section shall if such premises are required to be
registered for that purpose pursuant to this section be deemed to have been so
registered.
(2) Any person using for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) of
this section any premises in any such district not registered for that purpose
pursuant to this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings
and to a penalty not exceeding twenty shillings for each day on which any offence
is continued after conviction thereof.
(3) If a sanitary authority are satisfied that any premises registered or sought
to be registered with them pursuant to this section are unsuitable for the purpose
for which they are registered or sought to be registered they may serve upon—
(a) The person on whose application the premises were registered or the
occupier of the premises; or
(b) the person applying for such registration;
(as the case may be) a notice to appear before them not less than seven days after
the date of the notice to show cause why the sanitary authority should not for
reasons to be specified in the notice remove the premises from the register or
refuse to register the premises (as the case may be) and if he fails to show cause to
their satisfaction accordingly they may remove the premises from the register
or refuse to register the premises (as the case may be).
(4) Any person aggrieved by the decision of a sanitary authority under subsection
(3) of this section may within fourteen days from the date of such decision
appeal to a court of summary jurisdiction provided that he gives or causes to be
given written notice of such appeal and of the grounds thereof to the sanitary
authority before lodging his appeal. The court may on any such appeal by order
either confirm the decision of the sanitary authority or require the sanitary