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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
Poplar 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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PARTICULARS OF SAMPLES TAKEN UNDER THE ORDER DURING THE YEAR 1931.
| Grade. | Particulars (Where Taken). | Result. | Action Taken. | Samples Examined for | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Delivery at Railway Stations. | Hospitals | From Dealer before Bottling. | From Dealer after Bottling. | Number Satisfactory. | Number Unsatisfactory. | |||
| Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) | — | — | - | 8* | 7 | * One Examination not complete. | Nil. | Tubercle Bacilli. |
| Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) | 18 | - | 7 (1) | 24 (1) | 47 | 2 | Letter to Ministry of Health Letter to County M.O.H. Berkshire | Bacteria (Total Count and B. Coli) |
| Pasteurised | - | 2t | 1 | 5(2) | 6 | 2 | Both unsatisfactory samples were from one Dealer. Premises inspected by M.O.H. and letter sent to Dealer. Further sample taken found to be satisfactory. | Bacteria (Total Count) |
| Grade "A" | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| Certified | — | — | - | — | _ | - | _ | _ |
| Pasteurised— Grade "A | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
Figures in parentheses denote where unsatisfactory samples were obtained,
† Taken at request of the London County Council.