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Coulsdon and Purley 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]

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General Medical Clinic:
Surrey County Dispensary, Whyteclifie Road, Mondays, 9.30 to 12 noon.
Purley Thursdays, 9.30 to 11 a.m.
School Dental Clinic:
do. do. do. Thursdays 9.30 to 11 a.m.
do. 2.0 p.m.
Fridays 9.30 to 11 a.m.
do. 2.0 p.m.
Saturdays 9.30 to 12 noon.
School Eye Clinic:
do. do. do. . . 1st Friday, 2.30 to 4 p.m.
Sanitary Services.—The water supply, drainage and sanitary
accommodation in the public elementary schools have been inspected
from time to time, and found to be satisfactory.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
It was found necessary on one occasion to institute legal proceedings
under the Public Health Act, 1936, when a fine of £5, together with a
daily penalty of £2 were imposed upon the defendant, for failing to
properly empty the cesspool on his premises.
REGULATED TRADES.
Dairies and Cowsheds.
The following is a list of the dairy farms which were in existence
at the end of the year:—
Hooley Farm, Woodplace Lane, Coulsdon.
Dean Farm, Brighton Road, Hooley.
Elm Farm, Farleigh.
Moorcroft Farm, Farleigh.
Welcomes Farm, Farthing Downs, Coulsdon.
Farleigh Court Farm, Farleigh, was removed from the register,
and is now devoted to stock rearing.
In addition there are two other farms which supply private
institutions with milk, viz., Woodplace Farm, Woodplace Lane, Coulsdon,
which supplies Netheme Mental Hospital, and is owned by the Surrey
County Council, and the farm at Cane Hill Hospital, which supplies
that Hospital and is owned by the London County Council.
There are also a few persons who own a few cows and use the milk
solely for their own consumption.
The occupier of Dean Farm, Hooley, is licensed by the Surrey
County Council under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936, for
the production of "Accredited" milk.
The requirements of the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, have been
rigidly applied, and frequent inspections of cowsheds and dairies were
made for this purpose.
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