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Bethnal Green 1923

Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1923

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FOOD PREMISES.
Milkshops and Dairies.
Forty-six applications for registration under the
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Orders were considered
during 1923, and were acceded to.*
The figures in regard to registration of Milkshops
are set out below :—
Number of purveyors of milk at retail milkshops
on register at end of 1922 ... 216
Deduct number of purveyors removed from
register during 1923 7
Add number of new purveyors added to
register by resolution of the Public
Health Committee during 1923 ... 25
Number of purveyors of milk at retail milkshops
on register at end of 1923 ... 234
Number of applications for registration
refused ... ... ... ... ... 0
During the year 751 inspections of milkshops
were made by the Inspectors, and 107 notices were
served under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
No legal proceedings were found to be necessary.
Milk Special Designations Order, 1923.
One supplementary licence to sell certified milk
in the Borough from premises in Hackney was granted
during the year.
Cowhouses.
There were at the end of 1923 twelve licensed
cowhouses in the Borough, as in previous years; 54
inspections were made during the year.
*This includes changes of occupier in premises previously on the register.