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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 1957
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1957
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For Examination under Milk (Special Designations) Regulations.
| Pasteurised Milk (from schools, hospitals, etc.) | 94 |
| Pasteurised Milk (other than from schools) | 39 |
| Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk | 34 |
| Sterilised Milk | 18 |
| Channel Islands (Pasteurised) Milk | 2 |
| 187 |
ICE CREAM 58 samples of ice cream have been examined, with the following results:— 1. Bacterial Count.
| Up to 500 per 1 c.c. | 37 |
| Over 500 to 1,000 per 1 c.c. | 7 |
| Over 1,000 to 5,000 per 1 c.c. | 7 |
| Over 5,000 to 10,000 per 1 c.c. | 3 |
| Over 10,000 to 50,000 per 1 c.c. | 4 |
| Over 50,000 per 1 c.c | – |
| 58 |
2. Presence of B. Coli.
| B. Coli present in 1 c.c. and 1 10th c.c. and 1 100 th c.c. | – |
| B. Coli present in 1 c.c. and 1 10th c.c. | — |
| B. Coli present in 1 c.c. | 1 |
| B. Coli absent in 1 c.c., 1 10th c.c. and 1 100 th c.c. | 57 |
| 58 |
3. Methylene Blue Grading.
| Grade 1 | 39 |
| 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 |
| Not graded | — |
| 58 |
4. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS.
Seven samples of ice cream were submitted for chemical
analysis under the Food Standards (Ice Cream) Order, 1953. All
samples were satisfactory.