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Finsbury 1938

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

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Eighty-two samples of milk obtained as specially designated pasteurised milk as follows, were examined and as such were found to comply with requirements:—

Council grants12
Hospital supplies6
School supplies47
Licensed Dealers17
82

In three cases labelling requirements were not complied with,
and the dealers were duly warned.
Thirteen samples of milk were obtained for test purposes during
the processes of pasteurisation.
Five samples of Tuberculin Tested milk were submitted for
examination to the Clinical Research Association; these complied
with all requirements except in the case of one sample which failed
in the test for B. Coli and was noted for further investigation. One
dental specimen was also reported upon by the Association.
Twenty-five samples of Ice Cream and five of Swimming Pool
water were examined in the Council's laboratory with satisfactory
results.
Ambulance Facilities.
The London County Council provides, within the administrative
County, ambulances for the conveyance of patients to hospitals and/or
private residences in the following circumstances:—
1. Free of Cost.—
A.—(i) Persons meeting with accidents or suffering from
sudden illness in the street, public places or places
of employment, etc. ;
(ii) Persons meeting with accidents in their homes.
(iii) Persons suffering from illness in their homes if a
medical practitioner certifies that the case is one of
life or death, and that arrangements have been made
for the reception of a patient in a hospital;
(iv) Parturient women, if the case is one of urgency,
whether from the home, place of business or elsewhere,
on the application of a qualified medical
practitioner or certified midwife, provided that either
a doctor or midwife accompanies the case;