London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Southwark 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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(6) Two applications from Mr. John C. Richards of 151, Tooley
Street, to sell (a) " Certified " and (b) "Grade A (Tuberculin
Tested)" milk at
No. 68, St. George's Road.
(7) One application from Mr. James Lewis of 7, Charles Street, to.
sell " Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" milk at
No. 7, Charles Street, Blackfriars.
(8) One application from Mr. John Jones, of 3, Old Kent Road, to
sell "Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" milk at
No. 3, Old Kent Road.
Inquiries were duly made, and it was found that the Producers who
supplied the milk in question were holders of the necessary corresponding
licences.
The 39 licences applied for were accordingly issued by the Council.
The following work of supervision was carried out by Mr. Nicholson
during the year:—
MILKSELLERS.
1,739 inspections of the various milkshops, dairies, &c., were made.
The following nuisances were discovered, in respect to which 14 intimation
notices were served :—
Dirty milkshops or dairy 12 cases
Defective floor paving 1 case
Defective walls 1 case
Defective ceilings 1 case
Defective roof lease
Other insanitary conditions 11 cases
Light and ventilation insufficient lease
Cleansing utensils insufficient 2 cases
Total 30 cases
Of the 347 Retail Milksellers premises, 308 are Dairies. In 29, milk
is sold in the closed bottles, as received by the seller, and in 10 the milk
is sold for consumption on the premises only.