Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table I.
Persons and Premises Registered under the above Acts and Orders.
Number of registered dairies on 31st December, 1936 | 109 |
Number of registered dairies on 31st December, 1937 | 112 |
Number of persons registered as purveyors of bottled milk on 31st December, 1936 | 649 |
Number of persons registered as purveyors of bottle milk on 31st December, 1937 | 660 |
Number of persons removed from the register | — |
Number of dairies removed from the register | — |
Number of applications for registration refused | — |
Table II.
Action taken in respect of the above Premises.
Number of visits by inspectors | 381 |
Number of premises found satisfactory | 366 |
Number of premises found dirty | 11 |
Number of premises found with dirty milk vessels | 4 |
Number of premises found with unsatisfactory washing facilities | |
Number of prosecutions for selling without being registered | — |
Number of prosecutions for neglecting precautions to prevent contamination | - |
Table III. Biological Tests.
Type of milk. | No. Examined. | Result. | |
---|---|---|---|
Positive. | Negative. | ||
Delivered at institutions | 14 | 3 | 11 |
Purveyors | 8 | — | 8 |
Producers on delivery | 10 | — | 10 |
Delivered at institutions | 10 | — | 10 |
Delivered at schools (third-pint bottles) | 13 | — | 13 |
Totals | 55 | 3 | 52 |