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Bermondsey 1963
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1963
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NEW ZEALAND 2nd GRADE CHEESE
566 samples of New Zealand 2nd Grade Cheese were examined during the year with the following results:—
| Coagulase-positive staphylococci | No. of samples |
|---|---|
| Not found | 370 |
| Less than 500 per gm. | 1 |
| 500—50,000 per gm. | 145 |
| 50,000—500,000 per gm. | 20 |
| 500,000—1,000,000 per gm. | 6 |
| 1,000,000—2,000,000 per gm. | 10 |
| 2,000,000—50,00,000 per gm. | 14 |
| 566 |
Brands with counts in excess of 500,000 per gm. were destroyed.
The remainder was allowed to go for processing.
IMPORTED FROZEN PRAWNS
340 samples of imported frozen prawns were taken during the
year. Samples from six consignments showed bacteriological plate
counts per gram at 37°C in excess of 2,000,000 and one sample
disclosed the presence of Salmonella typhi-murium. All these
consignments were detained.
Where a consignment showed a plate count of between 250,000
and 2,000,000 the importer was warned that the prawns must be
used immediately after defrosting.
Surface plate count at 37°C. No. of
samples
Less than 250,000 220
250,000—2,000,000 112
More than 2,000,000 8
340
DESICCATED COCONUT
16 samples of Desiccated Coconut were submitted for bacteriological
examination during the year. No Salmonella organisms were
found in any of the samples examined.