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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
Holborn 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Eight entries were made in the register during 1936. Of these, 3 were cases
where a change of occupier had necessitated re-registration, and 5 were new
registrations, one being of an itinerant vendor with premises outside the Borough.
The Sanitary Inspectors recorded 189 inspections of milk premises. It was
not necessary to serve notice for any breach of the Order or sanitary defect.
The Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.
During the year 1936 licences available up to the 31st December, 1936, for
the sale of designated milk in the Borough were issued as follows: —
Certified 2
Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) 3
Grade A (Pasteurised) 1
Pasteurised 7
Supplementary—
Certified 1
Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) 2
Pasteurised 4
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Bacteriological Examinations of Milk.
The following table shows the results of examinations in 1936:—
| Nature of premises where sample obtained. | Grade | No. of organisms per c.c. grown at 37C for 24 hours. | Minimal volume containing Bacillus Coli. | Evidence of Tuberculous Infection | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Street | Ungraded | 20,000 | 0.1 c.c. | None | |
| Street | Ungraded | 80,000 | 0.1 c.c. | None | |
| General Shop | Ungraded | 300,000 | 1 c.c. | None | |
| Dairy | Ungraded | 140,000 | 0.01 c.c. | None | |
| Dairy | Ungraded | 200,000 | 0.001 c.c. | None | |
| Dairy | Ungraded | 10,000 | 1 c.c. | None | |
| School | Pasteurised | — | — | — | |
| School | Pasteurised | 12,000 | Absent in 1 c.c. | None | |
| School | Pasteurised | 80,000 | Absent in 1 c.c. | None | |
| Street | Ungraded | 65,000 | 0.01 c.c. | None | |
| School | Pasteurised | 11,000 | 1 c.c. | — | |
| School | Pasteurised | 200,000 | 1 c.c. | None | See footnote† |
| School | Pasteurised | 50,000 | 1 c.c. | None | |
| School | Pasteurised | 200,000 | 1 c.c. | None | |
| Street | Pasteurised | 90,000 | 1 c.c. | None | |
| General Shop | Ungraded | 2,000 | Absent in 1 c.c. | Nona |
*Examined for Haemolytic Streptococcus. Direct examination showed the presence of a
streptococcus. Cultures showed the presence of a streptococcus of a haemolytic type.
†Found not to comply with requirements of Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.