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Bexley 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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SECTION E.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION
OF FOOD
(a) Milk Supply.
The milk retailed for consumption in the area is all
pasteurised and bottled.
No. of Distributors with Dairy Premises 4
No. of Distributors with Shop Premises 29
No. of Distributors from outside area 7
Licences granted by the Council under the Milk
(Special Designation) Regulations, 1960
Dealers' Licences:—
Pasteurised Milk 32
Tuberculin Tested Milk 35
Sterilised Milk 37
24 sample's of milk were forwarded to the Public Health
Laboratory for the Methylene Blue and Phosphatase Tests.
All were satisfactory.
(b) Slaughterhouses.
There are no slaughterhouses in the area, and the
majority of the butchers obtain their supplies through
Smithfield Market.
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