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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
Holborn 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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In all cases the staffs had been instructed to wash all ice before it was used : there
is probably, however, a tendency to omit the washing if there is no visible dirt
on the ice.
Milk.
The following table shows the fat content of the 114 samples of milk:—
| Percentage of Fat. | Number of Samples. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shops. | Rsetaurants. | Streets. | Total. | |
| Less than 3.0 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3.1 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 |
| 3.2 | 8 | 2 | — | 10 |
| 3.3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 3.4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 3.5 | 10 | - | 2 | 12 |
| 3.6 | 12 | 2 | — | 14 |
| 3.7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3.8 | 12 | - | 1 | 13 |
| 3.9 | 5 | — | 1 | 6 |
| 4.0 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 4.1 | 3 | — | - | 3 |
| 4.2 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| 4.4 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 4.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 4.8 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 4.9 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 5.0 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 8.7 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 91 | 12 | 11 | 114 | |
| Average | 3.65 | 3.36 | 3.49 | 3.60 |