Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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| Date taken. | Temperature on arrival at Laboratory. Degrees Centigrade. | Number of Bacteria per c.c. | B. Coli Test | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 Hours. | Three Days. | |||||||
| l/100th | 1/1,000th | 1/10,000th | 1/100th. | l/l,000th. | 1/10,000th. | |||
| June 20th | 14 | 63,500 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| ,, 29th | 14 | 16,800 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| Aug. 31st | 11 | 6,966 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 31st | 11 | 3,733 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 31st | 11 | 2,566 | ,, | ,, | ,, | |||
| Jan. 19th | 12 | 3,733 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 15th | 12 | 4,800 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| Feb. 1st | 10 | 1,866 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 1st | 10 | 2,766 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 1st | 10 | 2,600 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| 1st | 10 | 2,700 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| Mar. 19th | 12 | 8,800 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 24th | 16 | 38,500 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 24th | 16 | 24,500 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 24th | 16 | 23,000 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 24th | 16 | 9,866 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 24th | 16 | 29,000 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| May 16th | 15 | 59,000 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 16th | 15 | 97,500 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 16th | 15 | 54,500 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| June 20th | 14 | 73,500 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 20th | 14 | 250,000 | ,, | ,, | ,, | Positive | ,, | ,, |
| „ 27th | 12 | 176,500 | Positive | Positive | Positive | ,, | Positive | Positive |
| „ 27th | 12 | 129,000 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 27 th | 12 | 89,000 | Negative | |||||
| June 29th | 14 | 39,000 | Negative | Positive | Negative | Negative | ||
| Aug. 14th | 18 | 78,000 | Negative | ,, | ,, | Negative | ,, | ,, |
| Sept. 13th | 16 | 28,000 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 13th | 16 | 34,000 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 13th | 16 | 26,000 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 13th | 16 | 38,500 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 28th | 10 | 24,500 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 28th | 10 | 27,500 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| Oct. 2nd | 10 | 730,000 | Positive | Positive | ,, | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| „ 2nd | 10 | 58,000 | Negative | Negative | ,, | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| ,, 2nd | 10 | 109,000 | Positive | Positive | ,, | Positive | Positive | ,, |
| „ 4th | 9 | 77,000 | Negative | Negative | ,, | ,, | Negative | ,, |
| „ 4th | 9 | 51,000 | Positive | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 10th | 14 | 69,500 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 10th | 14 | 49,500 | Negative | ,, | ,, | Negative | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 16th | 14 | 13,666 | ,, | ,, | ,, | Positive | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 16th | 14 | 28,266 | ,, | ,, | ,, | Negative | ,, | ,, |
| Nov. 15th | 11 | 29,500 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 15th | 11 | 14,300 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 21st | 12 | 16,400 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 21st | 12 | 14,600 | Positive | ,, | ,, | Positive | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 21st | 12 | 21,700 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 27th | 14 | 33,000 | Negative | ,, | ,, | Negative | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 27 th | 14 | 54,500 | Positive | ,, | ,, | Positive | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 29th | 12 | 16,600 | Negative | ,, | ,, | Negative | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 29th | 12 | 5,700 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 29th | 12 | 7,700 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 29th | 12 | 3,700 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 29th | 12 | 15,400 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 29th | 12 | 12,700 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| Dec. 10th | 14 | 47,500 | Positive | ,, | ,, | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| „ 12th | 17 | 49,500 | Negative | ,, | ,, | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| „ 12th | 17 | 18,500 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 12th | 17 | 52,500 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 12th | 17 | 38,000 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 12th | 17 | 36,500 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 12th | 17 | 17,500 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 14th | 12 | 7,800 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 14th | 12 | 11,700 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 14th | 12 | 10,700 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 17th | 14 | 14,600 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | |
| Jan. 15th | 12 | 6,533 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 15th | 12 | 29,666 | ,, | ,, | ,, | Positive | ,, | ,, |
| Mar. 19th | 12 | 127,000 | ,, | ,, | ,, | Negative | ,, | ,, |
| „ 19th | 12 | 77,000 | ,, | ,, | ,, | Positive | ,, | ,, |
| Apr. 23rd | 15 | 57,666 | ,, | ,, | ,, | Negative | ,, | ,, |
| „ 23rd | 15 | 67,000 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 23rd | 15 | 137,333 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 23rd | 15 | 850 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| May 30th | 19 | 11,500,000 | Positive | Positive | ,, | Positive | Positive | ,, |
| „ 30th | 19 | 115,666 | ,, | Negative | ,, | ,, | Negative | ,, |
| ,, 30th | 19 | 660,000 | Negative | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| June 20th | 14 | 98,333 | ,, | ,, | ,, | Negative | ,, | ,, |
| Aug. 14th | 18 | 54,333 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 14th | 18 | 335,000 | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| Sep. 26th | 17 | 107,000 | ,, | ,, | Negative | ,, | ,, | Negative |
| 26th | 17 | 3,600 | Negative | Negative | ,, | Negative | Negative | ,, |
| Oct. 10th | 14 | 108,000 | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| „ 30th | 14 | 63,000 | ,, | Negative | Negative | ,, | Negative | Negative |
| ,, 30th | 14 | 127,333 | Negative | ,, | ,, | Negative | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 30th | 14 | 43,333 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 30th | 14 | 177,333 | Positive | ,, | ,, | Positive | ,, | ,, |
| Nov. 15th | 11 | 3,900 | Negative | ,, | ,, | Negative | ,, | ,, |
| ,, 27th | 14 | 77,000 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| Dec. 10th | 14 | 55,000 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| „ 14th | 12 | 16,900 | Positive | ,, | ,, | Positive | ,, | ,, |
| „ 31st | 15 | 26,000 | Negative | ,, | ,, | Negative | ,, | ,, |
| „ 31st | 15 | 47,000 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| Apr. 23rd | 15 | 38,333 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| June 20th | 14 | 11,200,000 | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| Sep. 26th | 17 | 840,000 | ,, | Negative | Negative | ,, | Negative | Negative |
| 17 | 57,000 | Negative | ,, | ,, | Negative | ,, | ,, | |
| 11 | 28,333 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | |