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Finchley 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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25 tins Mixed Vegetables 5 tins Potatoes
2 tins Beetroot 3 tins Tomatoes
1 tin Spinach 18 tins Household Milk
1492 tins Milk 2 tins Macaroni Cheese
7 tins Spaghetti 144 tins Pimento
1 tin Date Pudding 1 tin Apricots
11 tins Peaches 11 tins Damsons
57 tins Plums 7 tins Pineapple
1 tin Apples 3 tins Mincemeat
54 tins Jam or Marmalade
6 tins Golden Syrup
MILK
The quality of the milk supply was satisfactory as
shown by the result of samples taken for bacteriological
examination. Fewer complaints have been received regarding
dirty milk bottles, which may be due to the return of
skilled operators to the dairies or less misuse by the
public. Bottles were in very short supply during a part
of the year, especially the l/3rd pint size used for the
delivery of school milk and churns were once again used
for a short time.
New plant, of an improved type, for the bottling and
sterilization of milk was Installed at one of the large
dairies and Is working satisfactorily.
DESIGNATED MILKS
Licences were granted by the Council In respect of
designated milk for the period ended the 31st December,
1946 as follows:-
Licences to bottle Tuberculin Tested Milk 1
Dealers' Licences to sell Tuberculin Tested Milk 8
Dealers' Licences to sell Pasteurised Milk 14
Supplementary Licences to sell Pasteurised Milk 3
Licences to carry out the process of pasteurising
Milk 2
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