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Orpington 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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Milk.
Licences were issued in respect of the sale of milk having a special designation as follows:—
| Tuberculin Tested | Dealer's Licences | 12 |
| Supplementary Licences | 2 | |
| Pasteurised | Dealer's Licences | 12 |
| Supplementary Licences | 2 | |
| Sterilised | Dealer's Licences | 28 |
| Supplementary Licences | 2 |
Ninety-eight visits were made to the twelve registered dairies in
the district.
Unsound Food.
During the year 1954, a total of one thousand one hundred and
fifty-five Food Condemnation Certificates were issued, affecting in
quantity approximately three tons seventeen hundredweights of varied
articles of food.
No prosecutions were necessary and the condemned food was
utilised for animal food, or, where this was impracticable, disposed of
by deep burial at the Council's Refuse Tip, or burned.
Food Complaints.
Twenty-two complaints of unsound condition and/or contamination of foodstuff were received from the public during the year, as under:—
| Apple Tart | 1 |
| Bacon | 3 |
| Beef, Sirloin | 1 |
| Bread | 4 |
| Butter | 3 |
| Glace Cherries | 1 |
| Ham | 1 |
| Luncheon Meat | 1 |
| Milk | 4 |
| Mincemeat | 1 |
| Ox Tongue | 1 |
| Sausage Rolls | 1 |
| 22 |
Where doubt existed as to the nature of the condition, the specimens
were sent to the Analyst for his observations and in every case
the complaints were dealt with to the ultimate satisfaction of the
department and the complainants. The co-operation between the
public and the department continues to be excellent,