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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
Ilford 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS.
Samples —Collected on 20th December, 1905, and delivered on same day.
| F | G | H | I | J | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteria per c.c. | 93,000 | 436,000 | 176,000 | 61,000 | 83,000 |
| Bacillus coli in 1 e.c. | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Absent |
| A Bacillus allied to the B. coli | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Bacillus Enteritidis Sporogones | Doubtful | Present | Present | Present | Doubtful |
| Cenirifugauzed deposit : 15 c.c. Milk | |||||
| Amount | 3 loops | 4 loops | 2 loops | 1½ loops | 1½ loops |
| Colour | Very pale Fawn | Pale Brown | Darker Brown | Pale Brown | Grey |
| Staphylococci | Present | Predominant | Predominant | Predominant | Present |
| Streptococci | Predominant | Few | Present | Present | Present |
| Bacilli | Present | Few | Present | Present | Present |
| Acid fast Bacilli resembling Tubercle Bacilli | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Present |
| Spores of moulds | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Organic debris and Epithelial cells | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Blood Corpuscles and Leucocytes | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |