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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 1937
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1937
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2. Presence of B. Coli.
| B. Coli present in 1 c.c., 1/10th c.c., and 1 /100th c.c. | 47 |
| B. Coli present in 1 c.c., and 1/10th c.c. | 22 |
| B. Coli present in 1 c.c. | 21 |
| B. Coli absent in 1 c.c., 1/10th c.c., and 1/100th c.c. | 55 |
| 145 |
3. Chemical [Analysis.
| Fat 1.85 per cent. | 1 |
| Fat 2.25 per cent. | 1 |
| Fat 3.00 per cent. | 1 |
| Fat 3.25 per cent. | 1 |
| Fat 4.95 per cent. | 1 |
| Fat 9.30 per cent. | 1 |
| Fat 10.45 per cent. | 1 |
| Fat 12.55 per cent. | 1 |
| Fat 13.45 per cent. | 1 |
| Fat 14.35 per cent. | 1 |
| Fat 15.35 per cent. | 1 |
Cream Ice. Two samples were taken for chemical analysis with the following results:—
| Fat 3.70 per cent. | 1 |
| Fat 8.40 per cent. | 1 |
| 2 |
The chemical analyses emphasise the fact, already well known,
that ice creams vary enormously in food value; 1.85 per cent.
of fat in the sample of poorest quality compares with 15.35 per
cent, of fat in that of best quality.
The bacteriological examinations show that about 30 per
cent, of the samples had a high bacterial count and some of the
samples were shockingly contaminated. This question has
received the earnest attention of the Food and Drugs Inspector
and of the District Inspectors for the last three or four years.