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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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(e) Examination of Milk for Tubercle Bacilli (Biological Examination). Number or Samples Examined—38. (An extract from a report of the London County Council of samples of bulk milk taken on delivery and at cowsheds in the Borough is given on page 65.)
| Number reported: | Remarks. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercle bacilli absent. | Tubercle bacilli present. | Examination incomplete. | ||
| Designated Milks:— | ||||
| Grade "A" | 2 | — | — | |
| Accredited | 2 | — | — | |
| Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculin Tested | 8 | — | — | |
| Grade "A" Pasteurised | 1 | — | — | |
| Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised | 1 | — | — | |
| Pasteurised | 12† | — | — | |
| Other Milks:— | ||||
| Sterilised | 2 | — | — | |
| Bottled (from Dairies) | 8 | — | 1* | *Further sample taken. |
| „ (from Cowsheds) | 1 | — | — | |
| Totals | 37 | — | 1 | |
† 4 of these were taken at L. C. C. schools.