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Woolwich 1919

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich

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At the end of the year there were 76 milkshops on the register,
a diminution of 8 from 1918,12 being removed from the register,
and 4 added. There have been no prosecutions, and no notices
served.
Milk Registration.
42. The following applications for registration as a retail
dealer in milk have been granted since January, 1919, to December,
1919:—
Sidney L. Bartlett, 59 Piedmont Road, Plumstead. 11-3-19.
(Business taken over from Brown, 40 Garibaldi Street,
Plumstead).
William Wells, 164 High Street, Eltham. 11-3-19.
(Business taken over by F. W. Weeb, 2-3-1920).
L. H. Wise, 6 Herbert Road, Plumstead. 16-6-1919.
(Business taken over from Large & Sons, 6 Herbert
Road, Plumstead).
Thomas H. Craig, 46 Church Street, Woolwich. 8-9-1919.
(Business taken over from Aldridge, 46 Church Street,
Woolwich).
MILK AND CREAM REGULATIONS,
1912 and 1917.
43. All samples of milk were examined for the presence of
preservatives and colouring matter. In no case were these
reported to be present. The sale of cream was restricted from
12th April to 1st September, 1920.
Milk (Mothers and Children) Order, 1918.
44. The Council on the 10th April, 1918, authorised the
Medical Officer to supply necessitous mothers and babies with
milk at a reduced cost or free of cost, and in November, 1919, at
a time when the price of milk was rising, they re-considered