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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
Greenwich 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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A Summary of Bacteriological Samples taken during the year, with the results of the examinations, is given in the following table, particulars of which were communicated to the Adoptive Acts Committee and the Baths Superintendent at the time of receipt of the Reports :—
| Sample No. | Date & Time | Nature & Temperature | No. of Bathers | Plate Count per ml. Yeastral Agar 2 days 37°C. | Probable No. of Coliform bacilli. MacConkey 2 days 37°C. | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.4.54 10.15 a.m. | 2nd Class Swimming (Mixed Bathing) 76°F. | 60 | Nil | Nil | Satisfactory |
| a | 6.7.54 10.05 a.m. | 1st Class Swimming (Mixed Bathing) 75°F. | 70 | Nil | Nil | Satisfactory |
| s | 6.7.54 10.15 a.m. | 2nd Class Swimming (Mixed Bathing) °75F. | 68 | Nil | Nil | Satisfactory |
| 4 | 29.11.54 10.10 a.m. | 2nd Class Swimming (Mixed Bathing) 76°F. | Nil | Nil | Nil | Satisfactory |
Public Sanitary Conveniences, etc.—The need for public
conveniences is as great as ever and the 9 Council conveniences
situated in the main arteries of traffic continue to provide a most
satisfactory service.
No further developments can be reported with regard to the
new convenience envisaged at Woolwich Road in the vicinity of
Anchor and Hope Lane.