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Beddington and Wallington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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STATEMENT OF THE SENIOR SANITARY INSPECTOR
FOR THE YEAR 1938.
DWELLINC-HOUSES.
| Number of inspections of dwelling-houses | 964 | |
| Number of inspections recorded under Housing Regulations 305 | ||
| MILK AND DAIRIES. | ||
| Number of cowkeepers on register | 1 | |
| Number of retail purveyors of milk on register | 51 | |
| Number of dairy premises on register | 8 | |
| Number of inspections of premises | 27 | |
| Defects or infringements of Acts and Orders discovered and remedied | 2 | |
| Number of samples of milk taken for bacteriological examination | 183 | |
| Number of licences issued under Milk (Special Designations) | ||
| Orders:— | ||
| Tuberculin Tested—Dealer's Licences | 6 | |
| „ „ —Supplementary Licences | 5 | |
| Accredited—Supplementary Licence | 1 | |
| Pasteurised—Dealer's Licences | 6 | |
| —Supplementary Licences | 6 | |
| Pasteuriser's Licence | 1 | 2R |
| MEAT AND OTHER FOODS. | ||
| Number of slaughterhouses on register (licensed) | 1 | |
| Number of visits to slaughterhouse | 19 | |
| Number of animals killed at slaughterhouse:— | ||
| Sheep | 44 | |
| Pigs | 6 | |
| Calves | 2 | |
| Cattle, other than Cows | — | |
| Cows | — | |
| 52 | ||
| Number of carcases, with offal, inspected at slaughterhouse | 52 | |