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Fulham 1953

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

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milk is rich in fat and solids-not-fat. During the second period,
February, March and April, the fat figure falls whilst the solids-not
fat content remains practically the same. At the beginning of the
third period, May to August, the fat content is less but tends to rise
towards the end of the period; and September and October, the fourth
period, sees an increase in both fat and solids-not-fat.
It will be seen that Fulham's milk supply appears to follow the
normal rise and fall.

Table: 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 1953, and the following were taken for chemical analysis, the results being included in the complete result table on page 55.

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 1953, and the following were taken for chemical analysis, the results being included in the complete result table on page 55.

InstitutionNo. of Samples
Fulham Hospital14
Western Fever Hospital9
L.C.C. Schools43
Meals Kitchens, etc.6
Fulham Maternity Home1
Day Nurseries5
Total78

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REGISTRATION OF PURVEYORS OF MILK
The Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk)
Regulations, 1949, provide that as from 1st October, 1954, all
pasteurised milk shall be put into bottles or other containers in which
it is to be delivered by retail at the premises at which it is
pasteurised as soon as possible after pasteurisation. In the past, the
majority of registered purveyors purchased their supplies of milk in
churns from reputable wholesalers by whom it had been pasteurised in
accordance with the legal requirements and either sold it in small
quantities from a shop counter-pan or bottled it in their own dairies
for distribution to their customers.
As the Regulation which comes into force on 1st October, 1954,
makes this practice illegal, most purveyors in the Borough have already
made arrangements for their wholesalers to supply milk in bottles which
have been washed, filled and sealed at the premises at which it has
been pasteurised .