A special report on an infants' milk depot, established under the auspices of the Finsbury Social Workers' Association / by George Newman.

  • Finsbury (London, England). Public Health Committee.
Date:
1905
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Credit: A special report on an infants' milk depot, established under the auspices of the Finsbury Social Workers' Association / by George Newman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Tlie farm itself is well l\ept, and has an abundant water snppl)^ froju the Herts and Essex Water Works Co., T.td.-' The]-e are 4 coAvsheds (for 28, 24, 12 and 4 cows respeetiA^ely), built of brick and having tiled roofs. There is abundant AvindoAv space and means of ventilation. The floors are concreted and channelled. The manure is removed from the sheds at once, stacked 200 j^ards aAvay and placed on the fields. The liquid i-efuse runs into a cemented tank and from this is forced by Avindmill pump on to the arable land, d'he buildings and arrangements are A'ery simple, but the conditirms obtaining reach a very high standard of excellence. These details have been mentioned as they have everything to do Avith the efficiency of the AAdiole dairy farm. Poor cows giAong a small yield of milk and kept amidst much insanitation and filth— and these are conditions preAuiiling all OA>'er England—not only result in poor, unclean milk, but are a poor investment. A large and rich yield of milk per coav is necessary in order to make a daily farm pay. And the other matters named are each and all important in their AAniy as leading to efficienc}?' and a pure supply of milk. Clenerally speaking, hoAvever, Mr. Carson does nothing on his farm that could not be done on .almost ewery dairy farm in the kingdom AAoth care, attention to detail, and the training of the staff. His coAvsheds are of the simplest construction, and there is no elaboration ()]• unnecessary expense. Economy icitli cleanliness and effleiency might Avell be his guiding principle. Immediately after milking the milk is removed and strained through a metal screen. It is then cooled over a LaAA'rence refrigerator in the open air under cover, and at once taken into the adjoining laboratory and separated in an ordinary Lainl Separator, Avhich acta, of course, in part as a method of purifying the milk. The separated milk is then modified as described beloAv and poured by means of a mechanical automatic bottle-filler into bottles Axliich have been previously sterilised at 212° F. foi' OO minutes. In Avinter the bottled milk is then pasteurised at 14(H or 150° F. for * Tlie MeclicarCoinniittee had a bacteriological examination made of the, water as supplied at the farm and found it of an exctqjtionally high standard of purity.
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