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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 1933
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1933
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MILK PREMISES.
MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922.
Fifty-six milksellers were registered under the above Act
during 1933, and 54 names were removed from the Register,
making a total of 298 milksellers on the Register at the end of
the year under report.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1923. During the year under report, the following Licences were granted:—
| Dealers' Licences:— | |
|---|---|
| To bottle and sell Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) Milk | 11 |
| To sell Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) Milk | 24 |
| To sell "Pasteurised" Milk | 6 |
| Pasteuriser's Licence:— | |
| To sell Milk as "Pasteurised" | 1 |
| Supplementary Licences:— | |
| To sell "Certified" Milk | 3 |
| To sell Grade "A" (Pasteurised) Milk | 3 |
| To sell Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) Milk | 5 |
| To sell "Pasteurised" Milk | 4 |
All premises used for the sale of milk are regularly inspected
to ensure that the standard of cleanliness laid down is maintained.
MILK SAMPLING. A total of 643 milk samples has been taken during the year. This is made up as follows:—
| "For chemical (i.e., Fat and non-Fatty Solids) Examination." | |
|---|---|
| Liquid milk undesignated | 473 |
| Condensed milk | 6 |
| Evaporated milk | 1 |
| Grade "A" (T.T.) milk | 1 |
| Separated milk | 6 |
| Sterilised milk | 8 |
| Pasteurised milk | 12 |
| 507 | |
"For bacteriological examination."
| Grade 'A' (T.T.) milk | 68 |
| Pasteurised milk | 24 |
| Liquid milk undesignated | 36 |
| For tubercle bacilli | 8 |
| 136 |