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Lambeth 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER, 1913.
TABLE IV.
Shewing the Farms and other Wholesale Sources (Creameries and Factories), from which Dairy X was found at the time of the outbreak, and prior to such outbreak, to derive its milk supply, with Results of Investigations and Inspections made by Veterinary Inspectors, Analysts and County Medical Officers of Health concerned.
| Farms and other Wholesale Sources. | Counties in which situated. | Results of Investigations and Inspections made by— | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Inspectors. | Analysts. | County Medical Officers of Health. | |||
| Surrey | Satisfactory | Excellent water | No diphtheria nor suspicious throats | ||
| B (26) | Surrey | Satisfactory (one cow with throat gland thickened and two cows being dried off) Satisfactory | Dirty pump water | Ditto | ditto |
| C (50) | Surrey | Dirty well water | Ditto | ditto | |
| D (13) | Surrey | Ditto | Excellent water | Ditto | ditto |
| E (12) | Surrey | Ditto | Good water | Ditto | ditto |
| F (34) | Sussex | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | ditto |
| G (75) | Sussex | Unsatisfactory, 2 cows with mastitis (milk unfit for use) and several cows with teat eruptions | Pond water unfit for use | Diphtheria infected cowman who acted also as a milker (ulcerated finger), other milkers with sores on their hands (one sore being found to be diphtheria-infected) ondition of farm unsatisfactory. | |
| H (14) | Sussex | Satisfactory | Suspicious well water | No diphtheri v nor suspicious throats (diphtheria 4 miles away) No diphtheria nor suspicious throats | |
| I (20) | Sussex | Ditto | Good Spring water | ||
| J (23) | Sussex | Ditto | Good well water | Ditto | ditto |
| K (59 | Sussex | Ditto | Doubtful deep well | Ditto | ditto |
| L (25) | Sussex | Ditto | water Excellent water | Ditto | ditto |
| M (6) | Sussex | Ditto | Unsuitable well water | Ditto | ditto |
| N (56) | Sussex | Ditto | Suitable well water | Ditto | ditto |
| O (43) | Sussex | Ditto | Bad well water | Ditto | ditto |
| P (47) | Sussex | Ditto | Satisfactory water | Ditto | ditto |
| Q (45) | Sussex | Ditto | Good spring water | Ditto | ditto |
| R (40 | Sussex | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | ditto |
| Buck'hamshire Staffordshire | Ditto | Good water | Ditto | ditto All milk pasteurised | |
| II (60) | Dorsetshire Wi11shire | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | ditto |
| III. (60) | Dorsetshire Somersetshire | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | ditto |
Outbreak of Milk-borne Diphtheria in Upper Norwood.
TABLE IV.
Shewing the Farms and other Wholesale Sources (Creameries and Factories), from which Dairy X
was found at the time of the outbreak, and prior to such outbreak, to derive its milk supply, with Results of
Investigations and Inspections made by Veterinary Inspectors, Analysts and County Medical Officers of
Health concerned.
Farms and
other
Wholesale
Sources.
Results of Investigations and Inspections made by—
Counties in
which situated.
Veterinary
Inspectors.
Analysts.
County Medical Officers of
Health.
Farms.
A (37)
Surrey
Satisfactory
Excellent water
No diphtheria nor suspicious throats
B (26)
Surrey
Satisfactory (one cow
with throat gland
thickened and two
cows being dried off)
Satisfactory
Dirty pump water
Ditto
ditto
C (50)
Surrey
Dirty well water
Ditto
ditto
D (13)
Surrey
Ditto
Excellent water
Ditto
ditto
E (12)
Surrey
Ditto
Good water
Ditto
ditto
F (34)
Sussex
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
ditto
G (75)
Sussex
Unsatisfactory, 2 cows
with mastitis (milk
unfit for use) and
several cows with
teat eruptions
Pond water unfit for
use
Diphtheria infected cowman who
acted also as a milker (ulcerated
finger), other milkers with sores
on their hands (one sore being
found to be diphtheria-infected)
ondition of farm unsatisfactory.
H (14)
Sussex
Satisfactory
Suspicious well water
No diphtheri v nor suspicious throats
(diphtheria 4 miles away)
No diphtheria nor suspicious throats
I (20)
Sussex
Ditto
Good Spring water
J (23)
Sussex
Ditto
Good well water
Ditto
ditto
K (59
Sussex
Ditto
Doubtful deep well
Ditto
ditto
L (25)
Sussex
Ditto
water
Excellent water
Ditto
ditto
M (6)
Sussex
Ditto
Unsuitable well water
Ditto
ditto
N (56)
Sussex
Ditto
Suitable well water
Ditto
ditto
O (43)
Sussex
Ditto
Bad well water
Ditto
ditto
P (47)
Sussex
Ditto
Satisfactory water
Ditto
ditto
Q (45)
Sussex
Ditto
Good spring water
Ditto
ditto
R (40
Sussex
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
ditto
Creamerie
and
Factories
1.(77)
Buck'hamshire
Staffordshire
Ditto
Good water
Ditto
ditto
All milk pasteurised
II (60)
Dorsetshire
Wi11shire
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
ditto
III. (60)
Dorsetshire
Somersetshire
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
ditto
N.B.—The figures inserted in brackets after each Farm, Creamery or Factory, represent the average amount
of milk daily supplied therefrom (in imperial gallons . 68 imperial gallons were also obtained from another
Factory and Creamery on Dcc. 19th, 1913 (one connsignment only).