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Croydon 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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233
Cowsheds on register (1936) 20
,, added to the register (1937) —
,, discontinued (1937) —
Net 20
Number of cows provided for 275
Average number of cows in sheds (1937) 221
No. of dairies and purveyors of milk on register
(1936) 393
No. of dairies and purveyors of milk added to
register (1937) 53
No. of dairies and purveyors of milk discontinued
during 1937 42
Net 404
Grand total of cowsheds, dairies and purveyors of
milk on register, 31st December, 1937 424
During the year 751 inspections were made of dairies, cowsheds
and milkshops.
Mr. P. Thrale, the part-time veterinary surgeon, makes
quarterly reports on his visits to the farms and his examination
of the cattle thereon.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936.
The following licences were granted during the year under
this Order:—
Description of Licences. No.
(1) Producers' Licences to use the designation
"Accredited" 2
(2) Dealers' Licences to use the designation
"Tuberculin-Tested"—
(a) Bottling establishments 1
(b) Shops 26
(3) Dealers' Licences to use the designation
"Accredited"—
(a) Bottling establishments —
(b) Shops 1
(4) Dealers' Licences to use the designation
'' Pasteurised"—
(a) Pasteurising establishments 2
(b) Shops 60