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Southwark 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1936, ETC.
1 Dairy was licensed to Bottle and Sell Tuberculin Tested Milk.
6 Dairies were licensed to Bottle and Sell Pasteurised Milk.
The total number of Licences issued for the sale of Graded Milks were as follows:—
| Tuberculin Tested Milk | 26 (includes 1 bottling and 1 supplementary Licence) |
| Accredited Milk | 2 |
| Pasteurised Milk | 113 (includes 6 bottling and 4 — supplementary Licences) |
| Total | 141 |
During the year, 24 samples of Pasteurised Milk were obtained on
behalf of the National Institute of Research in Dairying, for purposes of
further research.
BACTERIOLOGICAL AND PHOSPHATASE EXAMINATIONS.
118 samples of Milk were submitted for Phosphatase Test during
the year. Of these, 4 were not satisfactory. 44 of these samples were
Pasteurised Milk.
13 samples of Pasteurised Milk were submitted to the Public Analyst
for Bacteriological Examination, all of which complied with the requirements
of the Milk Special Designations Order, 1936.
There are 49 London County Council schools with 117 departments
which are supplied with Pasteurised Milk by 14 Dairy firms. These
Milks are periodically sampled and are included in the above.
INSPECTIONS OF VARIOUS PREMISES.
The following inspections have been made during the year:—
| Milkshops, Dairies, etc. | 1,540 | 1 Notice. |
| Bakehouses, etc. | 343 | 5 Notices. |
| Soap Works | 3 | |
| Tripe Boilers | 5 | |
| Butter Factory | 4 | 8 Samples taken. |
| Fur Skin Dresser | 2 | |
| Public Houses | 411 | |
| Pharmacy and Poisons Act | 205 | |
| Other premises | 51 | |
| 2,564 | 7 Notices. |
Verbal instructions and suggestions were given as required.