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Four other minor nuisances were abated. Certain suggestions
made by the Inspector with regard to the use of sterilising, bottle
washing, and milk-cooling plant have been acted upon with success
in the smaller type of dairy.
" Wandering Steam Jets " have been installed in two dairies,
a brine cooler in one dairy, and a steam sterilising chest in another.
There are two such steam chests used in small dairies now and apart
from a thorough cleansing of the milk-bottles, each bottle is
sterilised before it is filled with milk. The dairymen concerned
state they had few or no complaints of milk souring since using
sterile bottles, despite the heat of last summer.
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) ... 4
„ „ Pasteurised 21
„ „ Grade A (Pasteurised) 4
*Supplementary Licences 4
* Principal Licences granted by the Lewisham Borough Council.
Milk.—Result of Analytical Examinations.—One hundred
and thirty-nine formal samples of milk were taken during the year,
of which only seven were found to be adulterated or below the
standard fixed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Of
the 139 samples, 22 were taken from handcarts in the streets and
also 40 from local Hospitals and Schools.
Milk for School Children.—The scheme of the Milk
Marketing Board which came into operation on 1st October, 1934,
continued in force throughout 1935 and according to the observations
of many of the Head Teachers, has been of marked benefit
to the children.