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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
Hampstead 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| Nature of sample. | Examined for (a) Bacterial content or (b) Tubercle bacilli. | Result of examination. |
|---|---|---|
| Raw Milk | (a) | Bacteria in 0.1 c.c. "Numerous." B. Coli present in 0.1 c.c. |
| Do. | (6) | Satisfactory. |
| Do. | (a) | Bacteria in 0.1 c.c. "Very numerous." B. Coli present in 0.1 c.c. |
| Do. | (b) | Satisfactory. |
| Grade "A" (T.T.) | Do. | |
| Do. | ||
| Pasteurised | Do. | |
| Raw Milk | Do. | |
| Do. | (b) | Do. |
| Pasteurised | (a) | Do. |
| Do. | (a) | Do. |
| Raw Milk | (a) | B. Coli present in 0.01 c.c. |
| Satisfactory. | ||
| Do. | Do. | |
| Pasteurised | (a) | Do. |
| Raw Milk | (6) | Do. |
| Pasteurised | («) | B. Coli present in 0.01 c.c. |
| Do. | (a) | B. Coli present in 0.01 c.c. |
| Do. | (a) | B. Coli present in 0.01 c.c. |
| Grade "A" | (a) | B. Coli present in 1 c.c. |
| Pasteurised | (a) | Satisfactory. |
| Do. | (a) | B. Coli present in 0.01 c.c. |
| Do. | (a) | Satisfactory. |
| Do. | Do. | |
| Do. | Bacteria per c.c.: 140,000 B. Coli present in 1 c.c. | |
| Do. | Satisfactory. | |
| Do. | Do. | |
| Do. | (a) | Do. |
Samples are taken from time to time of the pasteurised milk
supplied to the County Council Hospitals in the Borough (viz. North
Western Fever Hospital and New End Hospital), to ensure that the
pasteurised milk conforms with the standards of the Milk (Special
Designations) Order.
Chemical examination of Milk Samples.
There were 165 samples of milk taken under the Food and Drugs
Act, and of these one was unsatisfactory. Only one informal milksample
was taken during the year. The average composition of the
total milk samples examined was:—
Total milk solids 1225 per cent.
Fat 3 55 per cent.
Solids not fat 870 per cent.