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Southwark 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922,
AND ORDERS MADE THEREUNDER, ETC.
Milksellers.
| Wholesalers. | Retailers. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Borough. | Outsiders. | In Borough. | Outsiders. | |
| Names on Register at end of 1937 | 36 | 49 | 396 | 83 |
| Premises on Register at end of 1937 | 35 | — | 394 | — |
| Names Registered during 1938 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 6 |
| Names Removed during 1938 | — | — | 52 | — |
| Premises Registered during 1938 | — | — | 10 | — |
| Premises Removed during 1938 | — | — | 23 | — |
| Names on Register at end of 1938 | 36 | 53 | 386 | 89 |
| Premises on Register at end of 1938 | 35 | — | 381 | — |
The total number of retail Milksellers premises at the end of the
year consisted of 6 depots, 53 dairies, 301 premises at which milk is
sold in bottles or cartons only and 21 premises at which milk is sold for
consumption on the premises only.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDERS, 1936 AND 1938. The total number of licences issued for the sale of Graded Milks were as follows:—
| Tuberculin Tested Milk | 21 | (includes 1 bottling and 1 supplementary licence) |
| Accredited Milk | — | |
| Pasteurised Milk | 95 | (includes 9 bottling and 6 supplementary licences) |
| Total | 116 | |
During the year the following samples of graded milks have been
taken and submitted to the Public Analyst for bacteriological examination
and chemical analysis.