[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton UDC 1921].

  • Sutton (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
[1922]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton UDC 1921]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Slaughter-Houses. In 1914. In January, 1920. In December, 1920 Registered 5 ... 5 ... ' 5 Licensed 1 ... 1 ... 1 Bakehouses. There are 13 in use, none of them underground. They have been frequently inspected, and found satisfactory. * Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops Orders. There is constant need for impressing upon some of the cowkeepers the necessity of cleanliness of the flanks, udders, and teats of the cows, and the milkers’ hands. The Council’s Veterinary Surgeon, in his quarterly report, gave an averag'e of 46 milch cows amongst the five cowkeepers in the District. On no occasion has he found any cow suffering from infectious or contagious disease. Sale of Food and Drugs Act and the Milk and Cream Regulations. The County Medical Officer’s return of samples analysed during the year :— Articles Analysed. Adulterated or Deteriorated Prosecutions Convictions ) For¬ mal c a 1—1 o Total For¬ mal In formal Total * Milk. 32 a 35 12 3 15 7 1 Cream 1 1 2 Butter 1 2 3 | Margarine .. ] • • 1 Flour 2 .. 2 Tea. i . . 1 Coffee 2 2 Cocoa «*. 1 1 Sugar i 3 4 Pepper i 2 3 Other Articles 4 4 8 I 44 18 62 12 3 15 7 11