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Southwark 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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91
MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922, AND ORDERS
MADE THEREUNDER.
At the end of the year 1923 the number of milksellers on the Registers
were as follows :—
Retail 318 names 304 premises
Wholesale 38 „ 38 „
During the year 1924, 85 applications for registration as Retail
Milksellers were received. Of these 80 were registered and 5 were
found to be unsuitable for registration. 7 applications for registration as
Wholesale Milksellers were received, 6 were registered and 1 was found
to be unsuitable.

Table: TABLE 48Sanitary Works completed during 1924 and also in Fourteen preceding Years, 1010-23.

TABLE 48

Sanitary Works completed during 1924 and also in Fourteen preceding Years, 1010-23.

Year.Intimation Notices served.Statutory Notices served.Sanitary Works completed.Drain reconstructed.Drain repaired.Interceptor, &c.Blocked Drains unstopped.New Soilpipe provided.Closet app. or repaired.Closet provided.Water supply.Closet Pan and Trap.Yards, &c., paved.Paving repaired.Gullies provided.Sinks trapped.Rain Pipes disconnected.Roofs, Gutters, &c.Dust-bin provided.Basement concreted.Foul rooms cleansed.Floor ventilation.House ventilated.Draw tap from Main.Overcrowding abated.Additional Water Supplies provided.Surface Drains.Miscellaneous Nuisances from Urinals, Manure, Animals, &c., abated.
19249807352696521722841042915882815775483756517841618199215079148715226216225-10387
1910144844634145081641743258936173135383441182140615853221179213772824763122101317444251255646
19111538649751535031718440568371986532655858813072045396165515168238731247825044212955629
191215197490316041288192305893522052357569811143181281191818161582198087886741710066274
1913149674578156733031661655536205718905457988815236923131414398228055710112249468106908
1914129744551129422711812549571180618127780689262415911111381253822537715221929542-5726
1915105414183110639610764623714303811449140634103368823811210221807871531842293245635
1916851337058562946218373171070225419917411501251147698451288250573120717234313
19179233459783373650103423313111984174233636012421661102621243674221912612-4046
191810233504710091228423428141486228823911587211692223711631015140591917168625594
191911570549512007931721836417149937422921881150208125121656223359633414102--7709
192013566681113140106384473183514448838638514115512130512986263873010720511413491-10027
1921133776030138531283194832431165970100420201404123325-2485248573105619755235120-12113
19221302852151321216531548324331379122103428401137783066283621343250408438227723-12815
19231129943041157017133640309439186910341099531624211020881667120371844239210-13613

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The sale of milk was started afresh at 21 premises
The sale of milk was discontinued at 7 „
Total number of Milksellers on Retail Register at end of 1924 329
Total number of Milksellers' premises „ „ 318
Wholesale Register.
Entered in Register.
Removal from Register.
Not
Registered.
(Unsuitable,
&e.)
Total
Applications.
Names.
Premises.
Names.
Premises.
Names
Premises
Names
Premises
6
5
6
6
1
=
7
5
The sale of milk by wholesale was newly started during
1924 at 3 premises
The sale of milk by wholesale was discontinued „ 4 „