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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Penge 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Miscellaneous:
Ventilation and light of rooms provided or
improved 10
Kitchen stoves repaired or renewed 24
Scullery coppers repaired or renewed 23
Other stoves repaired or renewed 52
New dustbins provided 56
Premises with miscellaneous defects repaired, etc. 40
Overcrowding abated 65
Animals removed 2
Manure pits repaired 1
Accumulations removed 16
Smoke nuisances abated 4
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.
At the end of the year there were 9 premises registered as
dairies. Periodical inspections have been made and in two
instances defects were discovered. These were remedied after
informal action.
In addition, 49 persons were registered to sell milk in
sealed containers only. Sixteen dairymen, with dairies outside
the district, who sell milk in Penge, are also registered. There
are no cowsheds in the district.
The analyses of 66 informal samples obtained during the
year show the following average:—
Fat 3.56%
Solids not fat 8.75%