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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
Bermondsey 1935
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1935
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MILK SAMPLING—continued
"For bacteriological examination."
| Grade 'A' (T.T.) milk | 139 |
| Grade 'A' Pasteurised milk | 6 |
| Pasteurised milk | 73 |
| For tubercle bacilli | 8 |
| For bacillus abortus | 4 |
| 230 |
ICE CREAM.
One hundred and nine samples of ice cream have been
examined with the following results:—
1. Bacterial Count.
| Below 100,000 per 1 c.c. | 79 |
| Over 100,000, but below 200,000 per 1 c.c. | 6 |
| Over 200,000, but below 400,000 per 1 c.c. | 4 |
| Over 400,000 but below 600,000 per 1 c.c. | 3 |
| Over 600,000, but below 1 million per 1 c.c. | 5 |
| Over 1 million | 7 |
2. Presence of B. Coli.
| B.Coli present in 1 c.c. 1/10th c.c. and 1/100th c.c. | 32 |
| B. Coli present in 1 c.c. and 1/10th c.c. | 23 |
| B. Coli present in 1 c.c. | 19 |
| B. Coli absent in tests ranging from 1 c.c. to 1/100th c.c. | 30 |
3. Chemical Analysis.
| Fat 12.70 per cent. | 1 |
| Fat 15.25 per cent. | 1 |
| Fat 17.75 per cent. | 1 |
| Fat 18.80 per cent. | 1 |
| Fat 19.35 per cent. | 1 |