Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Total number of Wholesale Milksellers on Register at
end of 1930 37
Total number of Wholesale Premises ,, 37
Of the 361 Retail Milksellers premises, 283 are dairies, 64 where
milk is sold in containers as received, and 14 where milk is sold for
consumption on the premises only.
There are two premises licensed to bottle "Grade A (Tuberculin
Tested)" milk and at these premises two samples of "Grade A (Tuberculin
Tested)" milk were procured and submitted to the Public Analyst
for Bacteriological examination. These were certified to comply
with the requirements of the Order.
Total number of Licences to sell graded Milk 42
viz.:—Certified 6 premises.
Grade A (TT) 18 „
Grade A 4 „
Pasteurised 14 „
Licences to sell "Graded" Milk.
During the year 42 applications to sell "graded" milk were received
from various firms, as under:—
(1) Three applications from The Express Dairy Company, Ltd., of
26, Tavistock Place, W.C.1, to sell (a) "Certified" (b) Pasteurised,
and (c) "Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" milk at or from
their premises:
No. 12, St. George's Road, Southwark.
(2) Twenty-four applications from the United Dairies (London),
Ltd., to sell (a) "Grade A," (b) "Certified," (c) "Grade A
(Tuberculin Tested,)" milk at or from each of their premises:
No. 62, Borough High St. No. 64, Camberwell Road,
„ 1/3. New Street. Worcester Street,
and (d) to sell "Pasteurised" milk at or from each of their
premises:
No. 68, St. George's Road. No. 207, Newington Butts.
„ 62, Borough High St. „ 91, Southwark Bridge Rd.
„ 64, Camberwell Road. 2 62, Fleming Road.
TABLE 32.
Tables showing the quantity of Foodstuffs examined at the wharves during the year 1930, the quantity found to be unsound, the notices served
and the method of disposal of the undound portion.
Foodstuffs. | Quantity and Weight examined. | Weight found to be unsound. | Surrendered by Owner. | Seized by Inspector. | Notices served. | How unsound portion disposed of. | ||||||||
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Quantity. | Weight. | (a) Detention. | (b) Release | |||||||||||
T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | |||||||
Apples, tinned | 763 cases | 12 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 24 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
Apricots, tinned | 1,013 cases | 25 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 24 | Yes | — | 6 | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
Apples | 489 cases | 11 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
Asparagus, tinned | 643 cases | 13 | 0 | 2 | 14 | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | Yes | — | 2 | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
Apricot pulp | 2,142 cases | 136 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
Apricots, dried | 197 boxes | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Apricots | 50 crates | — | 10 | 0 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
Bacon | 1,039 bales, 27 boxes, &c. | 114 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Beef | Bags, pieces, &c. | 321 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 26 | Yes | — | 11 | — | Released for soap boiling. |
Beef, tinned | 1,892 cases, 40,168 tins | 76 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 16 | Yes | — | 29 | 4 | 19 tons 8 cwt. 4 lbs. were released for soap boiling, the remainder was destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
Beef, salted | 232 barrels | 20 | 14 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Butter | 236 boxes | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Beans, tinned | 117 cases | 1 | 18 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Blackcurrants, pulp, tinned | 309 cases | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
Blackcurrants | 2,032 baskets | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Blackcurrant Pulp | 16 casks | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cheese | 200 crates, 153 boxes | 18 | 14 | 1 | 12 | - | 3 | 3 | 13 | Yes | — | 3 | 1 | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
Cherries, tinned | 661 cases | 16 | 12 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Crab, tinned | 398 cases | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Condensed milk | 3,116 cases | 59 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 10 | Yes | — | 19 | 3 tons 6 cwt. 8 lbs. were released for cattle and pig feeding, the remainder was destroyed at the Council's Depot. | |
Currants | 161 boxes | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cherries | 1 billot | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
Casings, hogs | 6 casks | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Cherry pulp Ducks | 7 casks 627 boxes | 1 10 | 1 10 | 0 1 | 0 24 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
Dripping | 946 crates | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dates | 216 boxes | 7 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 20 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
Eggs | 722 cases | 23 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | — | 10 | — | 1 ton 2 cwt. 2 qrs. were destroyed on premises where found, the remainder was destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
Egg liquid | 60 boxes, 120 tins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Egg liquid | 88 casks | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | — | — | Released for technical purposes. |
Carried forward | 969 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 87 | 5 |