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Camberwell 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
The Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, requires the Sanitary
Authority to register all persons in their district carrying on the
trade of cowkeeper or dairyman and all premises which are used
as dairies.
The following table shows the state of the registers at the end of the year as compared with the previous year.
| 1935. | 1934. | |
|---|---|---|
| Cowkeepers | 1 | 1 |
| Cowsheds | 1 | 1 |
| Dairies and Milkshops | 367 | 366 |
| Dairymen with premises in the Borough | 395 | 394 |
| Dairymen with premises outside the Borough | 24 | 23 |
| Purveyors of milk in sealed bottles | 150 | 135 |
The total number of inspections of dairies and milk shops
carried out in 1935 was 1,424. Thirty-six notices were served to
remedy defects.
Cowsheds.
There is one registered cowshed in the Borough licensed for
47 cows. The bulk of the milk obtained from this source is retailed
to families living in the locality. The District Sanitary Inspector
paid 11 visits to this cowshed during the year, and the standard of
cleanliness was found to be satisfactory at each visit. One sample
of milk was obtained for examination for the presence of tubercle
bacilli by the animal test. No tubercle bacilli were, however, found
in this sample.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.
Under this Order the Council are authorised to grant annual
licences to persons other than producers to sell milk under the
special designations known as Certified, Grade " A " (Tuberculin
Tested), Grade " A," Grade " A " (Pasteurised), and Pasteurised.
Every licence granted is valid for a period ending on December 31st.
The following licences were granted in respect of the year 1935:-
| Principal Licences. | Supplementary Licences. | |
|---|---|---|
| Licences to sell Certified Milk | 7 | – |
| Licences to bottle and sell Grade "A" (T.T.) Milk | 2 | – |
| Licences to sell Grade "A" (T.T.) Milk | 27 | 4 |
| Licences to sell Grade "A" Milk | – | 1 |
| Licences to sell Grade "A" (Pasteurised) Milk | 8 | – |
| Licences to sell Pasteurised Milk | 75 | 4 |
| Licences to pasteurise milk | 1 | – |
| Totals | 120 | 9 |