[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford] page 28

Ilford 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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The following results were obtained:

Grade of Milk or Ice Cream	Total	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Remarks on unsatisfactory results
Tuberculin Tested	2	2	-	-
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk	14	14	-	-
Tuberculin Tested (Certified) Milk.	12	10	2	Both samples failed to satisfy the Methylene Blue Reduction test and one failed to satisfy the Coliform Test. The County Medical Officer was communicated with in each case.
Pasteurised Milk	68	65	3	All samples failed to satisfy the Phosphatase test. The retailers were communicated with and resampling ordered at a later date. Further samples proved satisfactory.
Heat-Treated Milk	25	24	1	The sample failed to satisfy the Phosphatase test. The retailer was communicated with and further samples proved satisfactory.
Ungraded Milk	62	59	3	One of these samples was of milk as received from farms in Essex and had high bacterial and B. Coli content. Representations were made to the C.M.O. on the matter.
Ungraded Milk	62	59	3	Of the other 2 samples one failed to satisfy the Methylene Blue Reduction test, and both had high Bacterial or B. Coli contents. The retailers were communicated with and resampling was ordered. Further samples proved satisfactory.
Ice Cream	92	78	14	In three cases supplies were received from outside the Borough, and the local Medical Officers of Health were communicated with. In the other cases the retailers were communicated with and the Sanitary Inspectors visited the premises to check the arrangements for storage, etc. Further available samples proved satisfactory.

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(iv) Biological Tests.—30 samples of milk were submitted to a
biological test for tuberculosis, none of which was found positive.