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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
Bromley 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Milk.
The following premises are registered for the sale of
milk:—
Dairies and milk-stores 60
Dairies licensed for the sale of:—
" Pasteurised " Milk 10
" Certified " Milk 5
" Grade A " Milk 1
" Grade A " (T.T.) Milk 2
Three supplementary licences have been granted for
the sale of graded milks, viz., "Pasteurised," "Certified,"
and "Grade A" (T.T.), within the Borough from
premises outside the district.
Samples of milk were submitted for bacteriological examinations with the following results:—
| Samples. | Satisfactory. | Sediment Contamination. |
|---|---|---|
| "Pasteurised" Milk | 3 | — |
| "Grade A" (T.T.) Milk | 1 | — |
| Ordinary Milk | — | 2 |
Cases of contraventions of the Milk and Dairies Order,
1926, were reported as follows:—
(1) Bottling and sealing in the street—Warning given.
(2) Two cases of dirt sediment in milk—Warnings
were given.
Meat.
There are five licensed and five registered slaughterhouses
in the Borough. Five thousand eight hundred and
thirty-seven animals were known to have been slaughtered
in 1930, 5.02 per cent. showed presence of Tubercular infection
and 9.8 per cent. other forms of disease. The number
of animals slaughtered is less than in 1929, principally
on account of two occupiers of slaughterhouses temporarily
suspending killing.
The following is a tabulation of diseased meat found
in carcases inspected in the various slaughterhouses by the
inspectors, and is submitted by Mr. G. R. Woods:—