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Lambeth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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INSPECTION & SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
(a) Milk Supply.
61 applications were approved by the Borough Council for
registration under the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926. 29 of the
applications were change of purveyor at registered premises,
57 were for the sale of milk in sealed bottles only.
Special licences were issued in accordance with the Milk
(Special Designations) Orders, 1936 and 1938, as follows:—
Tuberculin Tested, 21; " Pasteurised " Milk, 34 (Pasteuriser's Licence 1,
Dealer's Licence 33) (63 premises) ; Supplementary Licences, 11 ;
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised), 3.
(b) Meat and Other Foods.
| (1) Number of *visits paid to slaughterhouses | 102 |
| (2) Number of 'visits paid to meat shops, meat stalls, and meat stores | 809 |
| (3) Number of actual slaughterings at which one or other of the food inspectors was present, consisting of sheep (502), pigs (200), and calves (8) | 710 |
| (4) Carcases, or portions of carcases, condemned | 14 |
* Visits include re-visits also.