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Fulham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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| The licences granted by the Borough Council during 1935 were as follows:— | |
|---|---|
| Number of Licences to sell Certified Milk | 5 |
| Number of supplementary Licences to sell Certified Milk | 2 |
| Number of Licences to sell Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) Milk | 33 |
| Number of supplementary Licences to sell Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) Milk | |
| Number of Licences to sell Pasteurised Milk | 35 |
| Number of supplementary Licences to sell Pasteurised Milk | 4 |
| Number of Supplementary Licences to sell Grade A (Pasteurised) Milk | 1 |
| Number of samples taken in accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Health | _ |
| Designation. | Maximum No. of Bacteria permitted per c.c. of the Milk. | Standard for Bacillus Coli. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | 30,000 | Absent in l/10th c.c. | |
| Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) | 200,000 | „ „ l/100th „ | |
| Grade A | 200,000 | „ „ 1/100th „ | |
| Grade A (Pasteurised) | 30,000 | „ l/10th „ | |
| Pasteurised | 100,000 | No standard | |
During the year under review, 109 samples of graded milk and 33 samples of ungraded
milk were purchased for bacteriological examination. Sixty of these were taken from vendors
in the streets during the early hours of the morning, and 45 at the early morning delivery to
hospitals and institutions in the Borough which are under the control of the London County
Council.
. Of the total of 142 samples examined, 38 were specially tested by animal inoculation
for the presence of tubercle bacilli under Section 5 of the Milk and Dairies (Amendment)
Act, 1922. In one case, i.e., a sample of "Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" Milk, the
examination revealed the presence of tubercle bacilli, and the necessary action was taken to
trace, if possible, the source of the infection. The Medical Officer of the County in which the
milk was produced caused an examination to be made of the cows on the suspected farms, and
further samples were taken in Fulham, upon which satisfactory reports were received.