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44 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1962
Artesian Swimming
Milk Ice.cream Well Pool Others Total
Waters Waters
213 47 4 76 3 343
Milk
Of the 213 samples of milk, 96 were submitted to the phosphatase
test, 96 to the methylene.blue test, and 21 to the turbidity test. These
samples were reported satisfactory.
Ice.cream
The 47 samples of ice.cream were tested in accordance with the
technique suggested by the Ministry of Health and Public Health
Laboratory Service. These samples were examined at the Public
Health Laboratory.
The following table gives a summary of the results:
Methylene.Blue Reduction Test
Provisional Grade Number of Samples
1 19
2 16
3 5
4 7
Total 47
Examination of Water from Artesian Wells
Four samples were submitted for examination, and were reported
satisfactory.
Examination of Water from Swimming Baths
Seventy.six samples were submitted for examination. Satisfactory
results were obtained in 64 samples. In the remaining samples there
were slight deviations from normal, but subsequent tests proved
satisfactory in all cases.
Others
The three miscellaneous samples proved to be free of pathogenic
organisms.