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Holborn 1926

Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health

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The following table gives the percentages of the milk fat and milk solids found: —

Milk fat per cent.Milk solids (including fat) per cent.
Full cream unsweetened9.0032.8
,, ,,9.103.16
,, ,,9.1033.0
Full cream sweetened9.2031.8
,, ,,9.2032.2
,, ,,9.0032.8
,, ,,9.2032.8
Skimmed ,,1.028.6
,, ,,1.027.3
,, ,,0.627.4
,, ,,0.628.8
,, ,,0.533.1
,, ,,0.433.3
,, ,,0.426.2
,, ,,0.326.4
,, ,,0.227.0
,, ,,0.226.1

Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923.
These Regulations came into operation on the 1st day of May, 1924, and are
generally similar to the Regulations with regard to condensed milk.
Very few brands of dried milk are sold in the Borough. Eight samples,
covering those generally used, were obtained during the year, and found to comply
with the Regulations.
Margarine.
The registration of wholesale margarine dealers is required by Section 9 of
the Margarine Act, 1887, as extended by Section 7 of the Sale of Food and Drugs
Act, 1899. Under this Section every wholesale dealer in margarine is required to
keep a register showing the quantity and destination of each consignment and the
register is open to inspection by any officer of the Board of Agriculture.
The Local Authority has no power to refuse registration or to set up any
standard of requirements before effecting such registration.
There are five registered dealers in the Borough.
Bakehouses.
At the end of the year 1926 there were 24 bakehouses in the Borough of which
19 were factory bakehouses. Although these are described as "factories" they are not
large and only supply local needs; a number were formerly workshops and arc now
classified as "factories" owing to the installation of machinery. Five bakehouses,
including four underground bakehouses, were removed from the register on account of
disuse.
During the year, in addition to my inspections, there were 66 inspections of
bakehouse-,
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