Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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68 inspections (included in above) were made of the 4 cowsheds
on farms registered under the provisions of the Milk and Dairies
(Consolidation) Act, 1915, and the Milk and Dairies (Amendment)
Act, 1922, and the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
Structural alterations have been carried out under supervision
at 2 farms.
Of the 89 premises from which milk is retailed in Ilford, 16
are branches of one firm, 2 another and 4 another, while another
is a branch of a large firm of retailers, 6 retail from dairy shops or
stores, 6 from general shops and 5 from restaurants, 4 are retailers
in a small way with rounds and also provision for storage of milk,
while 45 sell sterilised bottled milk only.
In 4 premises, pasteurising plant has been installed. Only 2
of these have, however, been licensed.
There are 4 wholesale dealers in milk, all having cows on the
premises. All these dealers are also retailers.
In addition, one firm, having premises outside the district, is
registered as a wholesale purveyor of milk in sealed containers.
2. Licences were granted under the Milk (Special Designa.
tions) Order, 1923, during 1931, for the sale of:—
"Certified" Milk 5
"Grade A" Milk 13
"Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" Milk 21
"Pasteurised" Milk 18
"Grade A Pasteurised" Milk 2
The above include supplementary licences which were issued
for "Certified" milk, 2; "Grade A" milk, 5; "Grade A (Tuberculin
Tested)" milk, 8; and "Pasteurised" milk, 7. These are
licences granted to firms who already have a licence from another
Authority, the milk being bottled outside the town, but sold in
Ilford.