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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

Hampstead 1956

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

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Table: MILK SUPPLY No. of Licensed Distributors 82. Milk (Special Designation) Regulations Licences issued

MILK SUPPLY No. of Licensed Distributors 82. Milk (Special Designation) Regulations Licences issued

Type of LicencePasteurisedTuberculin TestedSterilised
Dealers423448
Supplementary282831

Table: Milk Examination

Milk Examination

DesignationMethylene Blue and Phosphatase TestsChemical Analysis
Pasteurised1722
T.T. Pasteurised12
TOTAL:1824

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All the samples were satisfactory.
Average milk fat content 3.71 per cent.
(legal minimum 3 per cent.)

Table: BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FOOD

BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FOOD

Nature of SampleNo. of SamplesSatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
Cake11—
Roast Beef1—1 *
Cockles1414-
Shrimps11-
Prawns211 *
Whelks1192 *
Jellied Eels66-
Mussels22-
Server Water44—
Cooked Sausage11—
National Dried Milk11-
Red Salmon11-
Processed Peas11—
Margarine22—
Glace Cherries11—
Flood Water11-
Silt (after flood)11-
TOTAL:51474

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* Excessive bacterial content.