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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, which is under constant supervision of the Inspector.
Cowhouses.—The three cowhouses in the Borough have been
visited on eight occasions, and the required cleansing duly enforced.
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922. — Milk and
Dairies Order, 1926.—At the commencement of the year there were
173 purveyors of milk on the Register of Dairies and Milkshops.
Thirty new applications have been received during the year and
added to the Register, and 26 names have been taken off, thus
leaving a total of 177 purveyors of milk now registered. The
number of premises registered at the end of the year was 66.
Two hundred and fifty-one visits of inspection of dairies, and
shops where milk is sold in sealed bottles, have been made ; as a
result of which lime-washing, cleansing or painting was carried out
in nine cases.
At the end of the year there were ten wholesale purveyors of
milk on the Register.
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
licences to distributors, such licences 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 licences were granted for the sale
of graded milk : —
Distribution of Certified Milk 2
„ „ Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) 3
„ „ Pasteurised 18
„ „ Grade A (Pasteurised) 2
*Supplementary Licences 2
* Principal Licences granted by the Bermondsey and Deptford Borough Councils.
Milk.—Result of Analytical Examinations.—One hundred
and sixty samples of milk were taken during the year, of which
only seven were found to be adulterated or below the standard