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Fulham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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The arrangement whereby samples of milk are taken either at, or in
course of delivery to the hospitals, institutions, schools, etc., in the
Borough was continued during 1951 and the following were taken for chemical
analysis:-
Institution
No. of Samples
Fulham Hospital
18
Western Fever Hospital
24
L.C.C. Schools
48
Meal Kitchens, etc.
9
Fulham Maternity Home
1
Total
100
REGISTRATION OF PURVEYORS OF MILK. The following are details of changes which occurred during the year:-
| No. of dairymen on Register at 31st December 1951 | 47 |
| No. of registrations granted during 1951 | 1 |
| 48 | |
| No. who transferred their business or discon | |
| tinued selling milk during 1951 | 3 |
| Total on Register at 31st December 1951 | 45 |
In addition there were seventy-four shop-keepers at the end of 1951
registered to sell milk which is not supplied otherwise than in the properly
closed and unopened receptacles in which it is delivered to their
premises as compared with fifty-nine at the commencement of the year.
During the year 1951, two hundred and sixty-one visits of inspection
were made to these dairies and milkshops, in addition to visits for
the purpose of talcing samples.