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Hayes and Harlington 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]

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SUMMARY OF REPORTS UPON THE BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF SAMPLES OF MILK.

Retort No.Temperature on arrivalBacteria per ml. or c.c.Bacteria per 1/100 c.c.Bacteria per 1/1,000 c.c.Bacteria per 1/10,000 c.c.B. coli.DesignationRemarks
2 Days3 Days
1/1001/1001/1001/1001/1001/100
196314°C.6,630NNNNNNPasteurisedThe centrifugalised deposit of this milk contains a few leucocytes and squames, but specially stained preparations made from the cream and c.d. fail to show any tubercle bacilli. The sample satisfied the prescribed test.
196414°C.16,660NNNNNNPasteurisedThe centrifugalised deposit of this milk contains a slight excess of leucocytes, some squames and a trace of detritus, but specially stained preparations made from the cream and c.d. fail to show any tubercle bacilli. The sample satisfied the prescribed test.
507513°C.73,500PPPPPP NPasteurisedThe centrifugalised deposit of this milk contains a slight excess of leucocytes, some epithelial squames and a trace of detritus, but tubercle bacilli are not detected in preparations made direct from the cream and c.d. The guinea-pig inoculated with this milk fails to show any signs of a tuberculous infection on post-mortem examination. The sample satisfied the prescribed test.
1186311°C.3,560NNNNNPasteurisedThe centrifugalised deposit of this milk contains a few leucocytes and squames, together with a trace of detritus, but specially stained preparations made from the cream and c.d. fail to show any tubercle bacilli. The sample satisfied the prescribed test.
1186411°C.2,050NNNNNNPasteurisedThe centrifugalised deposit of this milk contains a few leucocytes and squames, but specially stained preparations made from the cream and c.d. fail to show any tubercle bacilli. The sample satisfied the prescribed test.
1186511°C.2,160NNNNNNPasteurisedThe centrifugalised deposit of this milk contains only a few leucocytes and some epithelial squames, but tubercle bacilli are not detected in specially stained preparations made from the cream and c.d. The sample satisfied the prescribed test.
2720417°C.7,5005571NN (1/1000)N (1/10000)NN (1/1000)N (1/10000)RawThe centrifugalised deposit of this milk contains a slight excess of leucocytes and some squames, but specially stained preparations made from the cream and c.d. fail to show any tubercle bacilli.
5252612°C.3,700PasteurisedThe centrifugalised deposit of this milk is small in amount and contains a few leucocytes and squames, but specially stained preparations made from the cream and c.d. fail to show any tubercle bacilli. The sample satisfied the prescribed test.
5252712°C.1,990-PasteurisedThe centrifugalised deposit of this milk contains a marked excess of leucocytes and some squames, together with a fair number of long chains of streptococci possibly of the bovine mastitis type, but tubercle bacilli are not detected. The sample satisfied the prescribed test.