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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
Finsbury 1907
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1907 including annual report on factories and workshops
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It may be convenient to add the following Table of Results in each case:—
| Date of Purchase. | No. of Sample. | Whether Finsbury Cows or not.* | Condition of Milk. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907. | |||
| February 25th | 1 | No | — |
| 2 | No | (Produced disease.) | |
| ” | No | Distinctly dirty. Tubercle bacillus present. | |
| ” 27th | 4 | No | Contained pus. |
| ” | 5 | Yes | Suspiciously dirty. |
| Yes | Excessively dirty. | ||
| March 1st | 7 | No | — |
| ” | No | Distinctly dirty. | |
| ” | 9 | Yes | Excessively dirty. |
| „ 4th | 10 | Yes | Pus. |
| ” | 11 | No | (Produced disease.) |
| ” | 12 | No | Suspiciously dirty. |
| „ 6th | 13 | Yes | — |
| ” | 14 | No | (Produced disease.) |
| ” | 15 | No | — |
| „ 8th | 16 | No | _ |
| ” | 17 | No | Tubercle bacillus present. |
| ” | 18 | No | Suspiciously dirty. Tubercle bacillus present. |
| „ 11th | 19 | No | — |
| ” | 20 | No | (Produced disease.) |
| ” | 21 | No | Suspiciously dirty. |
| „ 13th | 22 | No | — |
| ” | 23 | No | Tubercle bacillus present. |
| ” | 24 | No | Excessively dirty. |
| ” | 25 | No | Suspiciously dirty. |
| ” | 26 | Yes | Pus present. |
| * That the cows were not kept in Finsbury means, of course, that the milk came from country farms. | |||
It should also be added that immediately the extremely bad
condition of milk No. 10 sample was reported to me, I informed
Mr. W. F. Shaw, F.R.C.V.S., the Veterinary Inspector of Cows