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Southwark 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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INSPECTIONS OF VARIOUS PREMISES,
The following inspections have been made during the year:—•
Milkshops, Dairies, etc. 1,630 4 Notices served.
Bakehouses, etc. 293 15 ,, ,,
Soap works 4
Tripe boilers 4
Butter factory 4
Fur skin dresser 4
Artificial cream 1
Wholesale margarine dealer 1
Other proposed offensive trades 2
Totals 1,943 19
Verbal instructions and suggestions as required.
NUISANCES ABATED IN CONSEQUENCE OF NOTICES.
| Dirty walls | 25 | The periodical cleansing was duly carried out in the various premises, 12 of the premises being repainted. |
| ,, ceilings | 26 | |
| ,, floors | 6 | |
| Defective walls | 4 | |
| ,, ceilings.. | 2 | |
| ,, floors | 7 | |
| paving.. | 1 | |
| ,, utensils | 3 | |
| ,, roofs | 2 | |
| Miscellaneous | 32 | |
| Total | 108 |
In addition to the foregoing, the following is a brief account of some
of the works carried out and utensils provided at the various premises,
viz. :—
1, 2, 3, Great Suffolk Street.—A bottle washing and sterilizing machine
comprising—(1) Soaking tank (hot soda water); (2) Brush machine
(6 brushes), the insides, outsides and ends of bottles being brushed;
(3) Hot water (rotary) rinser and final steam jets (inside and out); also a
rotary bottle filling and capping machine.
84, Villa Street.—A new dairy provided, consists of 3 compartments—
(1) For washing up and steam boiler room; (2) Sterilizing room (containing
2 metal chests); (3) Store and bottling and capping room. (1) This room
has been newly concreted, walls rendered, asbestos ceiling, all woodwork