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Bermondsey 1946

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1946

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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 Inspectors. Food, in the quantities
stated, came under the notice of the Inspectors during the year,
and being found unfit for human consumption was destroyed or disposed
of for animal feeding purposes.
Weight
Description of Food
tons cwts. qrs. lbs.
Fish - 8 2 10
Dairy Produce - - 2 8
Canned Fruit - 1 1 3
Meat - 16 3 12
Various 1 4 2 11
Total 2 11 3 16
MILK PREMISES.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
MILK AND DAIRIES ORDER, 1926.
Eight milk sellers were registered under the above Acts during
1946, and 8 were removed from the Register. There were 104 milk
sellers on the Register at the end of the year.

Table: MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) REGULATIONS, 1936—1946. During the year under report the following licences were granted:—

MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) REGULATIONS, 1936—1946. During the year under report the following licences were granted:—

Dealers' Licences.
To sell Tuberculin Tested Milk17
To sell Pasteurised Milk26
Supplementary Licences.
To sell Pasteurised Milk6
To sell Tuberculin Tested Milk10

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All premises used for the sale of milk are regularly inspected to
ensure that the standard of cleanliness laid down is maintained.
MILK SAMPLING.
Samples of milk, both for bacteriological and chemical examination,
are taken from milksellers, and special arrangements are made for the
sampling of the milk supplied to all schools in the borough. The total
number of samples submitted for analysis during 1946 was 625, of
which number 85 were taken from schools.