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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bermondsey 1929
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1929
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UNSOUND FOOD.
The general inspection of food in shops and on stalls forms
part of the duty of the District Sanitary Inspector. The following
quantities of food came under the notice of the Inspectors during
the year, and being found unfit for human consumption was
destroyed:—
Weight
Description of Food
Tons
cwts.
qrs.
lbs.
-
7
0
Fresh Meat
2
Fresh Fish
-
5
3
20
1
16
26
Fresh Fruit
2
Poultry
-
6
3
26
-
6
24
Vegetables
1
Total
3
3
2
12
MILK PREMISES.
MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922.
Ninety-nine milksellers were registered under the above Act
during 1929, and 27 names were removed from the Register,
making a total of 268 milksellers on the Register at the end of
the year under report.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1923. During the year under report, the following Licenses were granted:— Dealers' Licenses:—
| To bottle and sell Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) Milk | 10 |
| To sell Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) Milk | 27 |
| To sell "Pasteurised" Milk | 5 |
| Supplementary Licenses:— | |
| To sell "Certified" Milk | 3 |
| To sell Grade "A" Milk | 3 |
| To sell Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) Milk | 5 |
| To sell "Pasteurised" Milk | 3 |
All premises used for the sale of milk are regularly inspected
to ensure that the standard of cleanliness laid down is maintained.