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Poplar 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Number of Samples Examined for Bacteria (Total Count )—68.
| Designated Milk. | W here | taken: | Number unsatisfactory. | Action taken. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On delivery at— | From Dealers— | Number satisfactory. | |||||
| Railway Stations. | L.C.C. Hospitals, etc. | Before bottling. | After bottling. | ||||
| Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) | 18(1) | - | 7 (3) | 24 (5) | 40 | 9 | 2 letters of caution sent; 4 reported to Ministry of Health and to County Medical Officers of Health |
| Pasteurised | - | 10 (3) | - | 9 (1) | 15 | 4 | M.O.H. visited 2 premises and examined the plants; 3 letters to L.C.C. and to various other authorities; 4 later samples were satisfactory. |
| Totals | 18 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 55 | 13 | |
The figures in parentheses denote number of unsatisfactory samples and are included in the totals.
BIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK.
Number of Samples Examined for Tubercle Bacilli —28.
| Number reported: | Remarks. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercle bacilli absent. | Tubercle bacilli present. | Examination incomplete. | ||
| Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) | 8 | — | — | — |
| Pasteurised | 3 | — | — | — |
| Other Milk:- | ||||
| Sterilised | 2 | _ | 1* | *Further samples were taken and reported Tubercle bacilli ab sent. These are included in the 24 shown in Column 2. |
| Bottled (from Dairies) | 7 | _ | 1* | |
| ,, (from Cowsheds) | 3 | — | 2* | |
| In carton | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 24 | - | 4* | - |