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Poplar 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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BIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK.
Number or Samples Examined fob Tubebcle Bacilli—46.
| N umber reported: | Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercle bacilli absent. | Tubercle bacilli present. | Examination incomplete. | ||
| Certified | 2 | — | — | — |
| Grade "A" | 4 | — | — | — |
| Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) | 8 | - | 1 | Milk from same farmer covered by one of the satisfactory samples. |
| Pasteurised | 14* | — | — | — |
| Sterilised | 2 | — | — | — |
| Bottled (from Dairies) | 8 | — | — | — |
| ,, (from Cowsheds) | 1 | 1t | 1 | 2 reported to London County Council. Samples taken by L.C.C. at one cowshed. |
| On delivery from farmers | 3 | 1t | — | — |
| Totals | 42 | 2 | 2 | - |
* 4 of these were taken at L.C.C. schools. Cowshed since closed.