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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
Hammersmith 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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RESULTS OF SAMPLES OF MILK SUBMITTED FOR BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION.
| Total Count | B. Coli | Microscopic Examination | |
|---|---|---|---|
| — in 1/100th | Centrifugalised deposit contained marked excess of leucocytes and squames | ||
| 2 | 4,400,000 „ | - in 1/1000th | Centrifugalised deposit contained decided excess of leucocytes, some squames, and traces of detritus |
| 3 | 6;800.000 „ | in 1/10000th | |
| „ 4 | 172,666 ,. | in 1/100th | — |
| 5 | 205,000 ,. | in 1/100th | — |
| 6 | 9,270 ,. | in 1/10th | — |
| „ 7 | 14.300 ., | in 1/10th | — |
| 8 | 147.333 „ | in 1/100th | — |
| 9 | 3,400,000 ., | in 1/100th | — |
| „ 10 | 252,600 „ | in 1/100th | — |
| " 11 | 2,400,000 „ | in 1/1000th | — |
| These samples although not sold as " pasteurised were said to have been treated in accordance with the requirements of the Milk (Special Designations) Order 1923, for pasteurised milk | |||
| Sample No. 12 | 14.966 per c.c. | in 1/10th | Centrifugalised deposit contained slight excess of leucocytes and squames, and traces of detritus |
| „ 13 | 6,633 „ | — in 1/10th | Centrifugalised deposit contained a few leucocytes and squames, and a minute trace of detritus |
| „ 14 | 10,180 „ | in 1/10|th | — |
| .. 15 | 9,733 „ | — in 1/10th | — |
| „ 16 | 3,760 „ | — in 1/10th | — |
| 17 | 8,733 „ | — in 1/10th | — |
| Sample No.18 | 5,766 per c.c. | — in 1/100th | Centrifugalised deposit contained only a few leucocytes and squames |
| Sample No. 19 | 155 per c.c. | — in 1 c.c. | Centrifugalised deposit very small and contained only a few leucocytes |