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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Regular chemical tests are taken (twice daily) and bacteriological tests taken periodically.
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 24 hours 37°C. | Probable No. of Coliform bacilli, per 100 ml. MacConkey 2 days 37°C. | Faecal Coli. per 100ml. | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 4 | — | — | |||||
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* Mixed Bathing