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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
Hornchurch 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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| Grade of milk | Number of Bacteria | Presence of B. Coli | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | Ungraded | 4,700 | Present in 1 c.c. | Satisfactory |
| 14. | „ | 48,000 | Present in 0.01 c.c. | Unsatisfactory |
| 15. | „ | 11,000 | Present in 0.1 c.c. | Satisfactory |
| 16. | „ | 42,000 | Present in 0.1 c.c. | „ |
| 17. | „ | 24,000 | Absent in 1 c.c. | „ |
| 18. | „ | 56,000 | Present in 0.01 c.c. | „ |
| 19. | „ | 41,000 | Present in 0.1 c.c. | „ |
| 20. | „ | 130,000 | Present in 0.001 c.c. | Unsatisfactory |
| 21. | „ | 85,000 | Present in 0.001 c.c. | „ |
| 22. | „ | 9,800 | Absent in 1 c.c. | Satisfactory |
| 23. | „ | 44,000 | Present in 0.01 c.c. | Unsatisfactory |
| 24. | „ | 6,800 | Absent in 1 c.c. | Satisfactory |
| 25. | „ | 42,000 | Present in 0.01 c.c. | „ |
| 26. | „ | 4,700 | Absent in 1 c.c. | „ |
| 27. | „ | 72,000 | Absent in 1 c.c. | „ |
| 28. | „ | 34,000 | Present in 0.1 c.c. | „ |
When an unsatisfactory report is received the retailer is cautioned
and investigations are made with a view to obtaining better results.
2. Ice Cream.
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL ACT, 1933. PART XI.
Ice cream manufacturers or vendors are required to be registered by
the local council under section 158 of the Act which was adopted by the
Council by resolution on 20th February, 1934, and came into force three
months later.
During the year 63 applications for registration were granted.
At the end of the year 62 persons were registered as vendors in the
District and 1 as a wholesale manufacturer only.
3. Meat.
There are 6 slaughterhouses, 4 registered and 2 licensed, which are
visited regularly by the Sanitary Inspectors and the carcases inspected.
2 heifers' carcases and all internal organs (emaciated); 11 sheeps'
carcases and all internal organs (aged and dropsical); 18 lbs. mutton
(bruised); 25 lbs. pork (tainted); 2 beasts' livers, 2 beasts' heads, 9
pigs' heads, 2 pigs' plucks, 1 pig's liver, 1 pig's mesentery (tuberculosis);
7 beasts' livers, 4 lbs. ox liver (fluke); 1 beast's liver (cirrhosis); and 2
beasts' livers (haemorrhages), were surrendered and destroyed.
SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS ACT, 1933.
This Act requires animals to be stunned or slaughtered by a mechanically
operated instrument so that they shall be rendered insensible to
pain until death occurs.
It is now necessary for all slaughtermen to be registered by the Council
under section 3 of the Act.
16 applications for licences under the Act were received during the
year and all were granted.