London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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These figures approximate closely to those of the previous ten years, averages of which are tabulated below: —
| Year. | No. of Samples examined. | Total Solids (average). | Non-fatty Solids (average). | Fat (average). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 124 | 12.63 | 8.96 | 3.73 |
| 1942 | 94 | 12.46 | 8.86 | 3.60 |
| 1943 | 96 | 12.42 | 8.91 | 3.51 |
| 1944 | 100 | 12.29 | 8.81 | 3.48 |
| 1945 | 94 | 12.45 | 8.87 | 3.58 |
| 1946 | 214 | 12.33 | 8.81 | 3.53 |
| 1947 | 216 | 12.36 | 8.84 | 3.52 |
| 1948 | 214 | 12.29 | 8.78 | 3.51 |
| 1949 | 212 | 12.35 | 8.86 | 3.49 |
| 1950 | 216 | 12.32 | 8.80 | 3.52 |
| 1951 | 217 | 12.35 | 8.83 | 3.52 |
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations.
A person proposing to use a special designation authorised by the Regulations is
required to apply to the licensing authority of the area in which the milk is to be sold,
for a licence to use the designation. Upon being satisfied that the relevant provisions
of the Regulations are complied with, a Licensing Authority grant a dealer's licence to a
distributor in respect of each of his premises within their area from which the designated
milk is to be sold. Where a distributor holding a dealer's licence to use a special designation
in respect of milk sold from premises in one area, wishes to sell milk within the area of
another Licensing Authority, the latter authority may issue a dealer's supplementary
licence authorising the use of the designation in their area.
During the year 148 licences were issued, details of which are as follows: —
| Dealer's Licences. | Dealer's Supplementary Licences. | |
| To sell Tuberculin Tested milk | 19 | 20 |
| To sell Accredited milk | — | 1 |
| To sell Pasteurised milk | 40 | |
| To sell Sterilised milk | 23 | 20 |
Milk — Bacteriological Examination.
During the year, 81 samples of milk were submitted for bacteriological examination.
Five of these were from milk supplied to schools in the Borough and one to a Day
Nursery.
In addition four samples were subjected to the animal inoculation test but no
evidence of tubercle bacilli was observed on post mortem examination six weeks after
inoculation.