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Finsbury 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]

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1. Dairies :
At the end of the year the number of premises
on the register was 13
2. Distributors :
Number registered on 1st January 108
Number of Transfers approved 2
Number of new applications received and
approved 3
The only cancellations were those resulting from transfers;
and one due to business ceasing to operate.
3. Designated Milks :
Number of licences issued :—
Pasteurisers 1
Dealers in T.T. Milk 41 supplementary 17
Dealers in Pasteurised Milk 68 supplementary 18
Dealers in Sterilised Milk .. 74 supplementary 19
4. Quality :
Number of samples submitted to Public Analyst 159
Number of these reported as adulterated Nil
The average fat content of the milk samples was 3.5 per cent,
and of non-fatty solids 8.87 per cent.
5. Cleanliness :
Number of samples submitted for bacteriological
examination 230
Number of samples below required standard 5
Investigations were made in every case where the results did
not conform to the standard required.
6. The total number of visits to milk premises was 315
Ice Cream.
The number of premises registered for manufacture
25
The number of premises registered for
storage and sale 82