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
St Pancras 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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TABLE A.
"NURSERY MILKS." The Prick and Source of the Specimens.
| Consecutive No. | Inspector's Numbering. | Price paid for ½ pint. | How served. (The remarks were all made after the purchases were completed.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N M 1 | Purchased by an Agent and served by an assistant, who fetched the milk from downstairs, and who afterwards said it was kept separately from the other milk, supplied direct from the farmer. | |
| 2 | N M 2 | Purchased by an Agent, and served by wife of Dairyman from a milk pail behind the counter, but exposed to-view. She said it was supplied direct from a farmer. | |
| 3 | N M 3 | 2 | Purchased by an Agent and served by wife of Dairyman,, from milk pail in the corner of the shop; supplied direct from a farmer. |
| 4 | N M 4 | 2 | Purchased by an Agent and served by the Dairyman, who fetched the milk from downstairs. He said the milk was from their own farm. |
| 5 | N M 5 | 2½ | Purchased by an Agent and served by the Dairyman, who fetched the milk from the rear of the premises. He said the milk was supplied to him by a large-Dairy Company, Ltd. |
| 6 | N M 6 | 2 | Purchased by an Agent and served by wife of Dairyman from a milk pail in the shop. She said it was nursery milk supplied to them direct from a farmer. |
| N M 7 | 1 | Purchased by an Agent and served by wife of Dairyman from a churn standing outside the shop. She said it was the " freshest milk." | |
| 8 | N M 8 | 1 | Purchased by an Agent and served by wife of Dairyman* from a milk pail on the side counter. Milk supplied by a dealer. |
| 9 | N M 9 | 1 | Purchased by an Agent and served by the Dairyman, who fetched the milk from downstairs. He said it was supplied to him by a Dairy Company, Limited. |
| 10 | N M 10 | 1 | Purchased by an Agent and served by wife of Dairyman from a counter pan marked "pure milk." Supplied bv farmer direct. |