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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Outsiders:—
During the year 4 names entered and 2 removed. Retail.
During the year 4 names entered and 1 removed. Wholesale.
Total on Register at the end of the year 1936:—
79 names Retail, and 46 names Wholesale.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1923 AND 1936, ETC.
2 Dairies were licensed to Bottle and Sell Grade A (T.T.) Milk.
In only 1 was this carried out.
The total number of persons licensed to Sell Graded Milk at or from
their premises was as follows:—
Certified, 5.
Grade A (T.T.), 19; these include 2 bottling and 1 supplementary
licences.
Grade A, 1.
Grade A (Pasteurised), 5.
Pasteurised, 38; these include 3 supplementary licences.
Total, 68.
Inspections of Food at Wharves, Markets and other places where food is stored, and the action taken by the officials
during the year 1936.
| INSPECTION OF WHARVES, Etc. | FOOD EXAMINED, Etc. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARD or DISTRICT. | Inspections of Wharves and Warehouses. | Inspections of Markets. | Inspections of Shops or Street Stalls. | Slaughter Houses. | Parcels of Food Examined. | Parcels of Food Stopped. | Parcels of Food Released. | Parcels of Food destroyed by consent of owner. | Parcels of Food seized by Inspector. | Parcels of Food condemned by Magistrate. | Summonses taken out. |
| Mr. Bowers | 421 | — | 906 | 168 | 1362 | 31 | 22 | 380 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Mr. Duffield | 581 | — | 813 | 173 | 2207 | 999 | 996 | 1215 | — | — | — |
| Market Inspections | — | 7671 | — | — | 7218 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 1002 | 7671 | 1719 | 341 | 11240 | 1030 | 1018 | 1595 | 3 | 2 | 1 |