[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham City.

  • Durham (England). City Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Milk Supply. The following milk dealers licences were issued by the Council under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949 :— “ Pasteurised ” Milk Dealers Licences ... ... 7 “ Pasteurised ” Milk Dealers Supplementary Licences 5 “ Sterilised ’’ Milk Dealers Licences ... ... ... 9 Registered premises have been inspected during the year in order to ensure that the various provisions of the Regulations were being complied with. In one case the dairy premises were found to be unsatisfactory and the owner concerned is to erect a new dairy as soon as practic- able. Ice Cream. Four applications for registration under the provisions of Section 14 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, for the sale of pre- packed ice-cream were approved by the Council making a total of 37 premises registered for this purpose. In two cases only are premises registered for the purpose of manufacture of ice-cream. Food Inspection. The following list shows the quantities of food tliat were found upon inspection to be unht for human consumption. All food condemned was voluntarily surrendered. As mucli of the condemned food as was practicable was utilised for salvage or pig-feeding. 132 lb. Bacon. 1 tin Barley Crystals. 1 tin Baking Powder. 168J lb. Beef. I lb. Biscuits. 1 lb. Black Pudding. 14 lb. Butter. 47i lb. Cake. 44| lb. Cheese. 8 bars Chocolate. 84 pkts. Cereals. 1 tin Ice Wafers. 26 jars Jam. 3 pkts. Jelly. 16 Bottles Ketchup. 4 Loaves. 47 tins Luncheon Meat. 230 tins Meat. 28|- lb. Margarine. 149 tins Milk. 1 tin Mincemeat. 1 Milk Pudding.