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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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GENERAL REMARKS UPON THE ABOVE.
The milks contained an enormous number of bacteria, far in excess of what should be found in
good, clean milk.
All contained an excessive amount of "dirt," the most, being in "W" and "V."
Pus cells were found in 4 out of the 5 samples, but were most abundant in "X."
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