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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
Camberwell 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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| No. | Date obtained. | Result of Bacteriological Examination. | Conditions prescribed for the Sale of Grade "A" (T.T.) Milk. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteria Count. | Presence of Coliform Bacillus. | |||
| GRADE | "A" (T.T.) MILK. | |||
| Per c.c. | ||||
| 4 | 7/5/25 | 17,880 | Absent. | Not more than 200,000 bacteria per c.c. and no coliform bacillus in 1/100 c.c. |
| 5 | 7/5/25 | 7,380 | Absent. | |
| 14 | 13/8/25 | 17,100 | Acid and gas in lactose in 1/100 c.c. in 24 hours. | |
| 15 | 13/8/25 | 81,000 | do. do. do. | |
| 20 | 24/9/25 | 7,100 | do. in 48 hours. | |
| 21 | 24/9/25 | 1,650 | Acid and gas in lactose (slight) in 1/100 c.c. in 48 hours. | |
| ORDINARY MILK. | ||||
| 10 | 2/7/25 | 10,000 | B. Coli present in 1 c.c. | |
| 11 | 2/7/25 | 9,000 | B. Coli found in 1 c.c. | |
| 23 | 7/10/25 | This milk was examined for Tubercle with a negative result. | ||
| 26 | 29/12/25 | 70,000 | Bacillus Coli Communis (i.e., an organism producing acid and gas in lactose broth) is present in 0.0l c.c. in 24 hours. | |
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
The above Regulations came into force on April Ist, 1925.
They were designed to secure more effective inspection of animals
slaughtered for human consumption, and improvements in the
handling, transport and distribution of meat.
Part I of the Regulations contains definitions and directions,
and also forbids any person suffering from a notifiable infectious
disease to take part in the slaughtering of animals intended for
human consumption or the handling of meat.
Part II deals with the rules and regulations to be observed
in slaughterhouses and slaughtering.
Part 111 gives power to Local Authorities to adopt a stamp
with which to mark meat that has been inspected by the
authorised officers. It is stated that the stamp must receive the
approval of the Ministry of Health.
Part IV deals with meat sold from stalls, and provides for
the protection of such meat from flies, dust, splashing, etc.
Part V sets out the various sanitary requirements in shops,
stores, etc., and provides for the due cleanliness of such places;
the protection of the meat from flies, filth and such like contamination,