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from other Sanitary Authorities giving the names of 771 persons
ling in the Borough who received home work from employers
outside Camberwell.
The women Sanitary Inspectors made 2,422 visits of inspection
of outworkers premises during the year, and 29 sanitary
notices were served in respect of unwholesome premises.
The number of cases of infectious diseases reported from outworkers'
premises during the year was 15.
In three instances it was necessary to send cautionary letters
to contractors for neglecting to send a list of the names and
addresses of persons employed as outworkers, as required by
Section 107 of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.—The bulk of the milk supply for the inhabitants
of Camberwell comes from farms outside London, and is transported
principally by rail.
There is, however, one licensed cow-shed in the Borough,
with accommodation for 47 cows. The milk obtained from this
source is retailed to families in the neighbourhood. These
premises were kept under supervision and were inspected on 12
occasions during the year.
Register of Retail Dairies and Milkshops.—The Milk and
Dairies Order, 1926, made under the Milk and Dairies Consolidation
Act, 1915, requires the Council to keep a register of premises
where milk is sold or deposited for sale, and also the names of
persons registered as dairymen or purveyors of milk. Premises
from which only bottled milk is sold are not required to be
registered, but this exemption from registration does not apply
to the proprietor of such premises.
94 applications for registration were received and granted,
and at the end of December, 1927, the Register contained the
names and addresses of one cow-keeper, 450 dairymen, and the
addresses of 382 premises used as dairies.
The Sanitary Inspectors made 1,095 inspections of these
premises, and such sanitary defects as were found were remedied.
During the year one purveyor of milk from a retail shop was
removed from the Register.
Two purveyors of milk were charged with an offence against
the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, Section 31, sub-section (2),
which reads as follows:—
Where a person delivers milk in bottles he shall cause
every such bottle to be filled and closed on registered premises
and no person shall remove or tamper with the disc or other
device used for closing the bottle at any time after it has left
such premises and before it is delivered, to the consumer.