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100 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1936.
426 samples were taken from milk vendors in the street during
the early morning (midnight to 8 a.m.) and of these two or .46
per cent. were reported against.
The Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.
The following licences for the sale of designated milks were
granted during the year:—
Certified 21
Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) 48
Grade A Pasteurised 6
Grade A 3
Pasteurised 45
Total 123
Bacteriological Examination of Milk.
48 samples of milk were examined at the Lister Institute
for the presence of Tubercle Bacilli under Section 5 of the Milk
and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922. In 14 cases the examination
revealed the presence of Tubercle Bacilli, and one cow was
slaughtered.
The following samples of Graded Milks procured from schools,
hospitals or dairymen, were submitted to the Counties Public
Laboratories for bacteriological examination in order to see if
the bacterial content was within the prescribed standard for the
appropriate grade.
Grade.
Schools.
Hospitals.
Dairymen.
Total.
Tuberculin Tested
—
—
4
4
Pasteurised
36
16
—
52
Total
36
16
4
56
All these samples complied with the required standard.