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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK.
Number of Samples Examined for Bacteria (Total Count and B.Coli)—78.
| Designated Milk. | Where taken: | Number satisfactory. | Number unsatisfactory. | Action taken. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On delivery at— | From Dealers— | ||||||
| Railway Stations. | L.C.C. Hospitals, and Schools | Before bottling. | After bottling. | ||||
| Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) | 8 | — | 15(1) | 24(1) | 45 | 2 | 2 reported to Ministry of Health and to County Medical Officers of Health. |
| Pasteurised | - | 13(2) | 3* | 9 | 23 | 2 | 2 letters to producers and reported to London County Council. One was also reported to the M. 0. H. of the area of production. The producer's Analyst was interviewed in connection with one sample. |
| Certified | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Grade "A" | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Totals | 8 | 13 | 18 | 39 | 74 | 4 | |
The figures in parentheses denote number of unsatisfactory samples and are included in the totals.
* 2 for B. coli count only.