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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Finsbury 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough.
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serious infection by pathogenic organisms had taken place and after
negotiations with the owners some of the goods were destroyed and the
remainder released for consumption.
Milk
The regular sampling of milk for chemical analysis and bacteriological
examination has continued to be carried out from shops, milk
depots, roundsmen, schools and day nurseries. The number of routine
inspections of dairies and milk shops during 1958 involved 261 visits.
Summary
| No. of dairies on register at end of 1958 | 9 |
| No. of distributors on register at end of 1958 | 129 |
| No. of transfers approved during 1958 | 2 |
| No. of new applications approved during 1958 | 5 |
| No. of premises removed from register during 1958 | 4 |
Designated Milk Licences issued
| Dealers | Supplementary | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin | 55 | 28 |
| Pasteurised | 73 | 28 |
| Sterilized | 76 | 31 |
Quality of Milk
| No. of samples submitted to Public Analyst | 106 |
| No. of samples reported as adultered | Nil |
| Average fat content of all milk samples | 3.9% |
| Average non-fatty solids content | 8.6% |
| No. of samples submitted for bacteriological examination | 65 |
| No. reported as satisfactory | 65 |
Channel Island Milk
Since the introduction of the statutory standard for Channel
Island milk, samples have been taken throughout the year and the
average for all these samples were as under:-
Fat content 4.7%
Non-fatty solids 9.06%