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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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The following table summarises the results of the bacteriological examination of Ordinary Milk samples, taken under the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1015, from 1st January— 31st December, 1942: —
Ordinary Milk.
| Present. | Absent. | Over 100,000 per M.l. | Under 100,000 per M.l. | Present. | Absent. | Present. | Absent. | Exceeding a trace. | Not exceeding a trace. | Satisfied. | Not satisfied. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercle bacillus | — | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total number of bacteria. | — | — | 43 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blood | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | — | — | — |
| Detritus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | — |
| Methylene Blue Test | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 22 |
| Totals | — | 103 | 43 | 60 | — | 103 | — | 103 | — | 103 | 81 | 22 |
The 103 samples taken under the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915, were samples of milk which had been produced in (he following areas: —
| Areas. | No. obtained. | No. Tuberculosis. |
|---|---|---|
| Croydon | 13 | — |
| Kent | 2 | — |
| Surrey | — | — |
| Sussex | 5 | — |
| * Unclassified | 83 | — |
| Totals | 103 | — |
* These samples could not be classified owing to the fact that it
was mixed milk of large dairy firms or wholesale purveyors of milk,
who obtain their milk from practically all the areas mentioned in the
above table.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS OF ICE CREAM.
There were no samples taken during 1942.