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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
Croydon 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Inspection of these licenced, premises has been carried out
regularly during the year to see the conditions of the licences
were observed.
Inuring the year the fallowing Samples were examined under the Milk
(Special Designations) Order, 1936:-
Tuberculin-Tested Milk
Licenced country producer Supplying milk
to licenced local dairymen
Accredited Milk
Licenced local producers Supplying milk
to a licenced dairyman
Pasteurised Milk
Samples from licenced dealers 177
The following tables Summarise the result of the bacteriological examinations of Accredited and Pasteurised samples during the year:-
Accredited.
| Licences granted under the Milk (special Designations) Order 1935 | Present. | Absont. | Prcesent in 1/100. M.1 | Absent | Present | Absont. | Present | Absont. | Exceeding a trace. | Net ex- ceedubg a trace. | Satisfied | Not Satisfied. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercle bacillus | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Bacillus Coli | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Blood | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Pus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Detritus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – |
| Methylene Blue Test | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | ||
| – | 9 | – | 9 | – | 9 | – | 9 | – | 9 | 4 | 5 |
Th e following tables summarise the results of the bacteriological examinations of Pasteurised Milk Samples during the year : -
Pasteurised Milk.
(Licences granted under the milk
(Specialised Designations) Order 1956)
| Present | Absent | Over 100,000 per M.l. . | Under 100,000 per M. 1. | Present | Absent | Present | Absent | Present | Absent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercle bacillus. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total number of bacteria | – | – | 45 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Blood | – | – | – | – | – | 177 | – | – | – | – |
| Pus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 177 | – | – |
| Detritus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 177 |
| – | 177 | 43 | 134 | 177 | 177 | 177 | ||||