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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK.
| No. | Class of Milk. | Total count. | B. Coli. | Microscopic examination. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raw (from tank) | 481,000 per c c. | + in l/1000th c.c. | Numerous pus cells and some long chain streptococci |
| 2 | do. | 256,000 „ | + in l/1000th c.c. | A small number of pus cells |
| 3 | do. | 197,000 „ | + in l/1000th c.c. | A few leucocytes |
| 4 | do. | 157,000 „ | + in 1/1000th c.c. | do. |
| 5 | do. | 189,000 „ | + in l/1000th c.c. | do. |
| 6 | Raw (from churn) | 298,000 „ | + in l/1000th c.c. | do. |
| 7 | Pasteurised (from churn) | 4,030 „ | - in l/10th c.c. | A small number of leucocytes |
| 8 | do. | 32,500 „ | - in 1 /10th c.c. | do. |
| 9 | Pasteurised (bottle) | 58,000 „ | + in 1/10th c.c. | A few leucocytes. No acid fast bacteria |
| 10 | do. | 16,300 „ | + in 1/10th c.c. | Some leucocytes. No acid fast bacteria |
| 11 | do. | 52,000 | + in 1 /10th c.c. | Some leucocytes. No acid fast bacteria |
| 12 | do. | 46,200 „ | + in l/10th c.c. | Some leucocytes. No acid fast bacteria |
| 13 | Pasteurised ( from churn ) | 3,340 | - in l/10th c.c. | — |
| 14 | do. | 2,930 | - in l/10th c.c. | — |
| 15 | do. | 3,970 | - in 1/10th c.c. | - |
| 16 | do. | 4,490 „ | - in l/10th c,c. | — |
| 17 | do. | 2,760 | - in 1/10th c.c. | — |