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 Paddington]
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TABLE VIII.
Showing the average consumption of Milk for each family and
person.
Adults. | Children. | Servants. | Quantity taken per diem. | Average for each Person. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Family inhabiting Westbourne Terrace, Lancaster Gate and Leinster Square | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 Qts. | 8 Oz. |
2 | 4 | 2 | 2 Do. | 10 Oz. | |
2 | 9 | 10 | 10½ | 1 Pint nearly. | |
7 | 4 | 12 | 8 Do. | 14 Oz. or ¾ of a Pint. | |
3 | 3 | 4 | 5 Do. | 1 Pint. | |
Families inhabiting Streets leading from the Harrow Road, Clarendon Street, Woodchester-St.,&c. | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 Pint. | 2½ Oz. |
2 | 1 | ... | ½ Do. | 2 Oz 5/8. | |
2 | 5 | ... | 1 Do. | 2 Oz 7/8. | |
1 | 2 | ... | ¼ Do. | 1½ Oz. | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 Do. | 4 Oz. |
TABLE IX.
Showing the quality of Milk in different localities.
Specific Gravity. | Per Centage of Cream. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Highest. | Lowest. | Highest. | Lowest. | |
Four Shops in Queen's Road, Westbourne Park | 1.029 | 1.022 | 8 | 6 |
Seven Shops in District of Lancaster Gate, Westbourne Terrace | 1.030½ | 1.026 | 14 | 5½ |
Five Shops in Streets leading out of Harrow Road | 1.022 | 1.018 | 4 | 3½ |
Five Shops in Streets of the Hall Park Estate | 1.021 | 1.018 | 4 | 3½ |
Four Shops in and near Star Street, &c. | 1.028 | 1.022 | 9½ | 3½ |
Four Shops in Warwick Road and Maida Vale District | 1.031 | 1.022 | 15 | 5½ |
Six Wholesale Purveyors at the Gt. Western Railway Station, taken in April | 1.031 | 1.027 | 6½ | 4½ |