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Licenses under the Milk (Special Designations) Order are
held by The Express Dairy Coy., Mottingham, and Mr. F. S.
Hodsoll, Orpington.
One complaint was received alleging that milk was
delivered in dirty bottles. 1 made early morning visits for
observation on the roundsmen, and although I discovered no
instance where dirty bottles were filled on the round, I warned
the roundsmen of the consequences if they were caught filling
unwashed bottles. A sample of the milk submitted for a
bacteriological count proved to be satisfactory.
Slaughterhouses.—Two hundred and twenty-six visits
were paid to these premises, and during the two months
preceding the appointment of a special Officer I inspected 885
carcases under the Meat Regulations. The majority of these
carcases were sent to Smithfield Meat Market and re-examined
by the Inspectors there. Out of the 885 carcases examined
only 218 lbs. of meat were found to be unsound.
Food Inspection Generally.—Seven hundred and sixty inspections
were recorded as paid to butchers' shops, fish shops,
grocers' shops, hawkers' carts, etc.; 84lbs. of fish were
surrendered to me and destroyed.
Fruit Pickers' Huts.—The temporary shelters occupied by
persons engaged in fruit picking were inspected, generally in
the evening when the pickers were not at work. In two
instances huts were found to be occupied before being cleansed
and limewashed, but the matter was immediately attended to
when the fruit growers' attention was drawn to it.
Common Lodging House.—Forty visits were paid to the
common lodging house at Orpington. This place has served
one useful purpose during the past year by providing temporary
cheap lodging for men working on the new arterial
road. No contravention of the bye-laws was discovered. The
limewashing was carried out in April and October.
Factory and Workshops Act.—There are 18 factories and
55 workshops on the register, and to these 126 visits were
made. There are no outworkers in this District.
Bakehouses.—There are nine bakehouses in the District;
95 visits were paid to the premises and five nuisances discovered.
Defective and Dirty Houses.—General defects were dealt
with at 122 houses. One old dilapidated cottage, No. 4
Downcroft Cottages, Orpington, became vacant in the spring,
and a Closing Order was made against it.
Tents, Vans and Similar Structures Used for Habitation.—
Considerable trouble has been experienced by gipsy