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Southwark 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922, AND ORDERS
MADE THEREUNDER.
At the end of the year 1927 the number of milksellers on the Registers
were as follows:—
Retail 357 names 348 premises
Wholesale 39 „ 39 „
During the year 1928, 62 applications respecting 62 premises were
received for registration as Retail Milksellers.
Two applications respecting two premises were received for registration
as Wholesale Milksellers.
These were entered in the respective Registers.
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| Foodstuffs. | Quantity and Weight Examined. | Weight found to be unsound. | Surrendered by Owner. | Seized by Inspector. | Notices served. | How unsound portion disposed of. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity. | Weight. | (a) Detention. | (.b) Release. | |||||||||||
| T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | |||||||
| Brought forward .. | 4821 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 497 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 151 | 48 | ||||
| Pig's feet | 10 casks, etc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | — | - | — | ||||
| Plums | 3 baskets | — | — | 2 | 16 | - | — | 2 | 16 | Yes | - | - | - | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Raisins | 381 boxes | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | |||
| Rabbits | 839 crates | 21 | 13 | 2 | 16 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | Yes | - | 1 | - | Released for soap boiling. |
| Raspberries, tinned | 216 cases | 5 | 14 | 2 | 4 | - | _ | - | — | - | - | |||
| Salmon, tinned | 1,510 cases | 31 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | Yes | - | 19 | - | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Soup, tinned | 35 cases | - | 12 | 0 | 12 | - | 12 | 0 | 12 | Yes | - | 7 | - | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Sardines, tinned | 192 cases | 3 | 17 | 1 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sultanas | 225 boxes | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Swedish bread | 44 cases | _- | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | - | 1 | - | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Strawberries, tinned | 40 cases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Spinach, tinned | 26 cases | - | 14 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Tongues, tinned.. | 917 cases, etc. | 34 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | Yes | - | 3 | 1 | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | |
| Tallow | 337 casks | 62 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | - | 2 | - | Released for export. 30 tons 16 cwts. still under "stop." |
| Tripe, tinned | 138 cases | 2 | 16 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 20 | Yes | - | 1 | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Turkeys | 102 cases, etc. | 3 | 15 | 0 | 12 | _ | 16 | 3 | 24 | Yes | - | 1 | 1 | Released for soap boiling. |
| Tongues, ox | 40 boxes, etc. | 1 | 19 | 3 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Tomatoes, tinned | 351 cases | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | _ | 12 | 1 | 8 | Yes | - | 1 | 1 | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Tongues, sheep | 441 bags | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | - | |||||
| Veal | 50 carcases etc | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | - | |||||
| Walnuts | 35 boxes | - | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |||
| Total | 5050 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 535 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 190 | 58 | ||||
The sale of milk was started afresh at 19 premises
The sale of milk was discontinued at 12 „
Total number of Milksellers on Retail Register at end of 1928.. 364
Total number of Milksellers' premises „ „ .. 355
Wholesale Register.
Entered in Register.
Removal from
Register.
Not Registered.
(Unsuitable, &c.)
Total
Applications.
Names.
Premises.
Names.
Premises.
Names.
Premises.
Names.
Premises.
2
2
4
4
—
—
2
2
The sale of milk by wholesale was newly started during
1928 at 1 premises
Do. do. discontinued at 3 „