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Sutton and Cheam 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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3. Ordinary Milk.
| No. of Samples. | Total bacteria per millimetre. | Coniform Test. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 50,000 | 50,000 100,000 | 100.000 328,000 | — | ||
| 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 |
ICE CREAM.
At the end of 1940, 97 premises had been registered
in accordance with Section 14 of the Food and Drugs
Act, 1938. On 9 of these premises ice cream is manufactured.
The premises, together with vehicles used by purveyors,
were inspected during the season.
Eight instances of unsatisfactory conditions were
dealt with.
MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
The butchers' shops within the Borough have
been inspected and observation kept upon the vehicles
used for the conveyance of meat, with the result that
it had been found that the provisions of the Public
Health (Meat) Regulations have been generally well
observed. Necessary action was taken in 3 cases
where sanitary conditions were not satisfactory, or
certain contraventions of the Public Health (Meat)
Regulations, 1924, existed.
At the end of 1940, 55 premises had been registered
in accordance with Section 14 of the Food and Drugs
Act, 1938. The majority of the registered premises
are concerned with the manufacture of sausages only.
Thirteen cases of insanitary conditions in food shops
were dealt with.
There are two licensed slaughter-houses in the
district. Neither of these is included in the Government
Centralised Slaughtering Scheme.
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