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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Accredited Milk.
| Licences granted under the Milk (special Designations) Order 1936. | Present. | Absent. | Present in 1/100 M.l. | Absent. | Present. | Absent. | Present. | Absent. | Exceeding a trace. | 1 Not exceeding a trace. | Satisfied. | Not satisfied. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercle bacillus | — | 62 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bacillus Coli | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blood | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — |
| Detritus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — |
| Methylene Blue Test | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 30 |
| Totals | — | 62 | 15 | 47 | — | 62 | — | 62 | — | 62 | 32 | 30 |
The following tables summarise the result of the bacteriological examinations of Pasteurised Milk Samples during the year:—
Pasteurised Milk.
| Licences granted under the milk (Specialised Designations) Order, 1936. | Present. | Absent. | Over 100,000 per M.l. | Under 100,000 per M.l. | Present. | Absent. | Present. | Absent. | Present. | Absent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercle bacillus | — | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total number of bacteria. | — | — | 57 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blood | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | — | — | — | — |
| Pus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | — | — |
| Detritus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 |
| Totals | — | 186 | 57 | 129 | — | 186 | — | 186 | — | 186 |