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Finsbury 1937

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

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Of the samples examined for the presence of this organism:—
Bacillus coli were not discovered in 1/10 m.l. in 9 cases.
„ „ were discovered in 1/10 m.l. but
not in 1 /100 m.l. in 9 „
„ „ were discovered in 1/100 m.l. in 2 ,,
Thus 90 per cent. of the milks failed to reveal the presence of
B. coli in 1/100 of a cubic centimetre, as compared with 69 per
cent. in 1936. This is a great improvement over last year, and
a very marked advance on the results for previous years.
Grants to Voluntary Associations.
The conditions of payment of contributions to the Voluntary
Associations include the following:—
(1) That the Council is satisfied as to the efficiency of the
service provided by the Association, in respect of which
the contribution is payable, and that such service is being
used by a reasonable number of those persons for whom it is
provided.
(2) That no reduction or alteration of such service is made
without the consent of the Council.
(3) That the service and any premises in which it is carried on
are open to inspection at all reasonable times by any
officer of the Council, duly authorised, and by any officer
of the Ministry appointed for that purpose.
All possible care is taken to foster co-operation between the
activities of the Council and of the Voluntary Organisations;
besides assisting these financially as indicated by the grants abovementioned
the Council appoints certain of its members to represent
the Council upon their Committees of Management. Representatives
recently appointed (November, 1937) are as follows:—
Claremont Mission Maternity Alderman Mrs. E. Martin and
Centre, White Lion Street, Councillor Mrs. B. South.
N.1 (Welfare Centre and
Day Nursery).
Women's League of Service Councillors Mrs. C. Griffiths and
for Motherhood, 128, Mrs. B. South.
Pentonville Road, N.1
(Welfare Centre).