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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK.
Number of Samples Examined for Bacteria (Total Count and B.Coli)—118.
| Designated Milk. | Where taken: | Number satisfactory. | Number unsatisfactory. | Action taken. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On delivery at— | From Dealers— | |||||||
| Railway Stations. | L.C.C. Hospitals, and Schools | Before bottling. | After bottling. | |||||
| Grade ''A" (Tuberculin Tested) | 3 | - | 18(2) | 33 (6) | 46 | 8 | Letters sent to County and local Medical Officers of Health and also to dealers and bottlers. | |
| Pasteurised | - | 22 (2) | *12 (2) | 24(2) | 52 | 6 | ||
| Grade ''A'' Pasteurised | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | ||
| Grade "A" | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | ||
| Totals | 3 | 22 | 30 | 63 | 104 | 14 | ||
The figures in parentheses denote number of unsatisfactory samples and are included in the totals.
* 8 for B.coli count only.
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