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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

Islington 1958

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

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47
(«) the collection of milk by milk tanker from a tank on a farm is
permitted ;
(j) a person selling milk as, or as part of, a meal or refreshments is
exempted from the prohibition against opening any receptacle
containing milk or transferring milk from one receptacle to another
elsewhere than on registered premises.
Milk (Special Designations) Licences

Table: Licences, which remain in operation from January 1 to December 31 , were issued during the year as follows :—Table 32

Licences, which remain in operation from January 1 to December 31 , were issued during the year as follows :—

Table 32

Dealer'sSupplementaryTotal
Licences issued for :—
sale of pasteurised milk702090
sale of tuberculin tested milk662086
sale of sterilised milk10321124
TOTALS23961300

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Examination of heat-treated milk
94 samples of pasteurised milk and 5 samples of sterilised milk
were submitted for examination during the year and all were found to
be satisfactory.
Analysis of milk

Table: The average composition of the genuine samples is set out in the following table :—Table 33

The average composition of the genuine samples is set out in the following table :—

Table 33

PeriodSamplesAverage composition of samples examined Percentage of
Milk fatSolids not fatWater
First quarter123.558.7887.67
Second quarter93.338.7787.90
Third quarter103.508.6587.85
Fourth quarter63.658.8487.51
TOTALS373.508.7587.75

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The legal standard is 3.0 percent milk fat and 8.5 percent solids not fat.