Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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These figures approximate closely to those of the previous ten years, averages of which are tabulated below:- Designated Milk.
Year | No. of Samples examined | Total Solids (average) | Non-fattySolids (average) | Fat(average) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | 212 | 12.35 | 8.86 | 3.49 |
1950 | 216 | 12.32 | 8.80 | 3.52 |
1951 | 217 | 12.35 | 8.83 | 3.52 |
1952 | 179 | 12.39 | 8.86 | 3.53 |
1953 | 175 | 12.18 | 8.69 | 3.49 |
1954 | 157 | 12.20 | 8.61 | 3.59 |
1955 | 164 | 12.19 | 8.65 | 3.54 |
1956 | 192 | 12.39 | 8.73 | 3.66 |
1957 | 160 | 12.48 | 8.80 | 3.68 |
1958 | 146 | 12.43 | 8.76 | 3.67 |
1959 | 143 | 12.26 | 8.69 | 3.57 |
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations
A person proposing to use a special designation authorised by the Regulations is
required to apply to the licensing authority of the area in which the milk is to be sold,
for a licence to use the designation. Upon being satisfied that the relevant provisions
of the Regulations are complied with, a Licensing Authority grant a dealer's licence to a
distributor in respect of each of his premises within their area from which the designated
milk is to be sold. Where a distributor holding a dealer's licence to use a special designation
in respect of milk sold from premises in one area, wishes to sell milk within the area of
another Licensing Authority, the latter authority may issue a dealer's supplementary
licence authorising the use of the designation in their area.
During the year 171 licences were issued, details of which are as follows:—
Dealer's Licences | Dealer's Supplementary Licences | |
---|---|---|
To sell Tuberculin Tested milk | 28 | 23 |
To sell Pasteurised milk | 41 | 23 |
To sell Sterilised milk | 31 | 25 |
Milk—Bacteriological Examination
During the year, 110 samples of milk were submitted for bacteriological examination.
42 of these were from milk supplied to schools in the Borough and four to a Day Nursery.