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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK. Number of Samples Examined foe Bacteria (Total Count and B.Coli)—81.
| Designated Milk. | Where taken: | Number satisfactory. | Number unsatisfactory. | Action taken. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On delivery at— | From Dealers— | ||||||
| Railway Stations. | L.C.C. Hospitals, and OpenAir School | Before bottling. | After bottling. | ||||
| Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) | 14 | - | 13(1) | -27 (2) | 51 | 3 | 1 letter of caution sent; 1 letter to vendor; 2 reported to Ministry of Health and to County Medical Officers of Health. |
| Pasteurised | - | 10(1) | 1 | 10(2) | 18 | 3 | 1 further sample taken— satisfactory; 2 letters of caution sent. |
| Certified | - | - | - | 2(2) | - | 2 | 2 reported to Ministry of Health. |
| Grade "A" | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| Totals | 14 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 73 | 8 | |
| The figures in parentheses denote number of unsatisfactory samples and are. included in the totals. | |||||||
BIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK. Number of Samples Examined for Tubercle Bacilli—31.
| Number reported: | Remarks. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercle bacilli absent. | Tubercle bacilli present. | Examination incomplete. | ||
| Certified | 2 | - | - | - |
| Grade "A" | 4 | - | - | - |
| Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) | 8 | 1 | - | One cow taken from herd. |
| Pasteurised | 4 | - | - | - |
| Sterilised | 2 | - | - | - |
| Bottled (from Dairies) | 8 | - | - | - |
| ,, (from Cowsheds) | 2 | - | - | - |
| In carton | - | - | - | - |
| ??? | 30 | 1 | - | - |