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Poplar 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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BIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK.
Number of Samples Examined for Tubercle Bacilli —39.
| Number reported: | Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercle bacilli absent. | Tubercle bacilli present. | Examination incomplete. | ||
| Grade "A" | 4 | - | - | - |
| Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) | 9 | - | - | - |
| Grade "A" Pasteurised | 2 | - | - | - |
| Pasteurised | 11 | - | - | - |
| Sterilised | 2 | - | - | - |
| Bottled (from Dairies) | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| ,, (from Cowsheds) | 2 | 1‡ | 1§ | Letter to London County Council and Hammersmith ‡ Reported to London County Council. §Further sample taken and found |
| On delivery from farmers | - | - | - | satisfactory |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 1 | - |
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* 4 of those wore taken at L.C.C. schools.