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Croydon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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MILK AND DAIRIES (CONSOLIDATION) ACT, 1915, THE MILK AND DAIRIES AMENDMENT ACT, 1922, AND THE MILK AND DAIRIES ORDERS, 1926.
Cowkeepers, Dairymen and Purveyors of Milk.
The following statement shows the number of Cowkeepers, Cowsheds, Dairies and Purveyor of Milk Premises on the register:—
| Cowkeepers on register (1930) | 9 |
| ,, added to the register (1931) | 2 |
| ,, discontinued (1931) | 1 |
| Net | 10 |
| Cowsheds on register (1930) | 26 |
| ,, added to the register (1931) | 2 |
| ,, discontinued (1931) | 1 |
| Net | 27 |
| Number of cows provided for | 297 |
| Average number of cows in sheds (1931) | 215 |
| No. of dairies and purveyors of milk on register (1930) | 254 |
| No. of dairies and purveyors of milk added to register (1931) | 34 |
| No. of dairies and purvevors of milk discon | |
| tinued during 1931 | 25 |
| Net | 263 |
| Grand total of cowsheds, dairies and purveyors of milk on register, 31st December, 1931 | 290 |
During- the year 957 inspections were made of dairies, cowsheds
and milkshops.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.
The following licences were granted during the year under this Order and were in force on the 31st December, 1931: —
| Description of Licences. | No. |
| (1) Producers' Licences to use the designation , "Grade A" | — |