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SECTION 5.
Inspection and Supervision of Food.
Milk Supply.—The majority of milk supplied to this
Borough is obtained from farmers and large firms outside the
district. There is, however, one farm in the Kidbrooke area
where 100 cows are kept, and which is under constant supervision.
Cowhouses.—The three cowhouses in the Borough have
been visited on three occasions, and the required cleansing duly
enforced.
Mii.k and Diries (Amendment) Act, 1922.—Milk and
Dairies Ori er, 1926.—At the commencement of the year there
were 141 purveyors of milk on the Register of Dairies and
Milkshops. Twenty new applications have been received during
the year and added to the Register, and sixteen names hdve
been taken off, thus leaving a total of 145 purveyors of milk
now registered. The number of premises registered at the end
of the year was 133, and 138 visits of inspections of such
premises have been made ; notices were served upon the
occupiers in six cases where dairies required lime-washing or
were otherwise in an insanitary condition.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.—This Order
was made by the Minister of Health under the powers conferred
on him by Section 3 of the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act,
1922. Under the Order, the Council, as the local authority,
may grant licenses to distributors, such licenses to be valid only
for a period ending on the 31st December in the year in respect
of which it is granted.
During the year the following licenses were granted for
the sale of graded milk : —
Distribution of Certified Milk 5
,, ,, Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) 3
„ ,, Pasteurised 10
,, „ Grade A 2
Supplementary Licenses 4
(Principal Licenses granted by the Lewisham Borough
Council).
Milk.—Result of Analytical Examinations.—92 samples
of milk were taken during the year, of which only four wene
found to be adulterated or below the standard fixed by the
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Of the 92 samples, 15
were taken from handcarts in the streets, and 10 were taken in
course of transit at railway stations in the Borough at the request