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SECTION E.
Inspection and Supervision of Food.
Milk Supply.—This is obtained from farms, and supply
companies situate outside the Borough. Approximately 200
gallons, which is relatively a small quantity, enters the district
daily unpasteurised. Of this about half is equivalent to "Tuberculin
Tested," the remainder being sold as ordinary raw milk.
The dairyman concerned with the sale of this raw milk has undertaken,
on the advice of the Food Inspector, to instal a pasteurising
plant in the near future.
Manor Farm, Kidbrooke, where formerly about 100 cows were
kept and which supplied a large amount of raw milk to the Borough
was closed in October 1937. The land is being used for building
purposes, and thus, to meet the increasing demand for houses, one
of the remaining " agricultural areas of London " passes.
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922—Milk and
Dairies Order, 1926.—At the commencement of the year there
were 183 purveyors of milk on the Register of Dairies and Milkshops.
15 new applications have been received during the year and added
to the Register, and 4 names have been taken off, thus leaving a
total of 194 purveyors and dairy premises registered. In all,
350 visits of inspection were made as a result of which the following
defects, etc. were noted and remedied :—
Action taken re dairy premises.
Notices to cleanse or limewash served 10
Drains repaired/cleared 3
Refrigerators installed 2
Pasteuriser with full equipment installed 1
New cooler 1
Improved lighting 1
Sterilizer, etc. installed 1
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936.—This came into
force on the 1st June, 1936, revoking the Order of 1923, and now
the only Designated milks are Tuberculin Tested, Accredited, and
Pasteurised. During the year the following licences were granted
for the sale of designated milk within the Borough :—
Distribution of Tuberculin Tested Milk 7
„ „ Accredited Milk 3
„ „ Pasteurised Milk 29
Pasteurising Process 1
*Supplementary Licences 2
*Supplementary Licences are granted in cases of Traders whose
licensed premises are situated outside the District but who sell within tho
Borough.