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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 1955

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

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Table: milk in the bottles and cartons in which they receive it from the wholesaler, and consequently their premises are not required to be registered as dairies.

milk in the bottles and cartons in which they receive it from the wholesaler, and consequently their premises are not required to be registered as dairies.

Dairies registered during 1955Nil
Dairies on register at end of 19553
Distributors registered during 19553
Distributors removed from register during 19552
Distributors on register at end of 195566
Number of above distributors trading from premises outside Borough27
Inspections made by Inspectors during 195544
Formal milk samples taken and submitted for analysis162
Informal milk samples taken and submitted for analysis2

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During 1955, 162 formal and 2 informal samples of milk were taken. One sample
was found to be adulterated, and a letter of caution was sent to the vendor.

Table: The following table shows the monthly variation of the chemical composition of the 164 samples.

The following table shows the monthly variation of the chemical composition of the 164 samples.

MonthNumber of Samples examinedFat Per cent. averageSolids Non-fat Per cent. averageTotal Solids Per cent.
January123.668.7112.37
February113.628.6712.29
March123.458.5111.96
April153.328.5611.88
May153.308.6511.95
June133.388.6612.04
July163.468.7212.18
August133.428.6112.03
September123.618.6812.29
October153.718.6712.38
November153.848.7012.54
December153.728.6912.41
Whole year1643.548.6512.19
Legal minimum3.008.5011.50