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Barking 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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SECTION 5.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
38. MILK SUPPLY.
Registered with the Authority are 41 retail purveyors, of whom
12 occupy premises outside the district. In addition there are
2 cow keepers, with a total of approximately 40 milch cows.
The following table sets out the results of the bacteriological examination of various samples, from which it will be seen that out of a total of 46, five were found to be unsatisfactory:—
| Type of Sample. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade "A" (T.T.) Milk | 8 | — | 8 |
| Grade "A" Milk | 1 | — | 1 |
| Raw Milk | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| "Pasteurised" Milk | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| Grade "A" Milk Pasteurised | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 41 | 5 | 46 |
Whilst 18 of the samples examined are described as pasteurised
milk, the majority of the samples represent supplies which, although
pasteurised, were not retailed as such, a condition to which I drew
your particular attention in my Report for the year 1929.
There were during the year 14 samples of milk submitted to
biological examination for the presence of tubercle. Of this
number one sample was found to be infected. The source of
infection was discovered and the animal destroyed.
The bacteriological examination of all milk samples is carried
out for this Authority by the Counties Public Health Laboratories
of 91, Queen Victoria Street, London, whilst the examination of