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Friern Barnet 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]

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Twenty-two companies or persons are registered
as disbributors of milk in the district, and there is
one registered dairy at which milk is pasteurised and
bottled
The following licences were granted by the Council.
Dealer's Supplementary
Licence. Licence.
(To sell milk from (To sell milk in
premises in Friern Friern Barnet
Barnet). from premises
outside the
district).
To sell pasteursied milk 3 9
To sell sterilised milk 18 11
To sell tuberculin-tested milk 4 10
Sixty-five samples of the various grades of
milk were examined in order to check bacterial cleanliness
or the efficiency of the heat-treatment process.
All of these samples were satisfactory.
WATER SUPPLY.
The water supply of the district is provided
by the Barnet District Water Company, except for a
few houses in the South Ward which are supplied from
the mains of the Metropolitan Water Board. The
supply was satisfactory in quality and quantity, and
no complaints were received.
All the houses in the district have a piped
supply.
RODENT CONTROL.
There were 215 complaints concerning rats.
Of the 574 premises examined in connection with these
27