[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ] page 156

City of London 1902

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Table: Results of Bacterioscopic Examination of Oysters submitted by the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers.

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Results of Bacterioscopic Examination of Oysters submitted by the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers.

No. of sample.	Date of collection.	Where collected.	By whom submitted.	Result of Dr. Klein's examination.
1	1902. 17th Dec.	Oyster beds at Emsworth. 100 oysters were purchased of the same kind as those supplied at Winchester on 10th November, 1902.	The Clerk to the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers.	Showed sewage contamination.
2	,, ,,	Sample of water from the pit in which the above were deposited. Sample collected one foot below the surface.	Ditto	Ditto.
3	27th „	Mumble Natives obtained during low water from Oystermouth Bay (36 oysters).	Ditto	Ditto.
4	29th „	Bosham oysters taken from a pit (50 oysters).	Ditto	Ditto.
5	1903. 8th Jan.	Bosham relays from Bosham Dredgerman's Co-operative Co.'s layings.	Ditto	40% polluted.
6	,, ,,	Mumbles. From beds in Bay (far)	Ditto	None „
7	,, ,,	Mumbles. From beds in Bay (nearer shore).	Ditto	25% ,,
8	99 99	Mumbles. Plantations	Ditto	25 % ,,
9	,, ,,	Mumbles. Perches	Ditto	10 to 15% ,,
10	9th „	Whitstable Imperials from grounds of Whitstable Oyster Co.	Ditto	None „
11	,, ,,	Whitstable Natives. Slank	Ditto	None „
12	99 99	Whitstable large Natives. Inside Slank.	Ditto	None „
13	,, ,,	Caen Bays oysters from Southwiek pit. Brazier Bros.	Ditto	40% „
14	99 99	Caen Bays oysters. Southwick beds. Beds.	Ditto	25 % „
15	99 99	Sample of water from pits of the Whitstable Oyster Co.	Ditto	Polluted.
16	99 99	Sample of water from layings of the Whitstable Oyster Co.	Ditto	Not polluted (?).
17	10th „	Whitstable Natives from the Ham layings at Whitstable.	Ditto	None polluted.
18	,, ,,	Whitstable Natives from Pollard layings.	Ditto	99 99
19	99 99	Princess oysters from Pollard layings (Whitstable).	Ditto	,, ,,
20	,, ,,	Sample of water from Ham layings belonging to Seasalter and Ham Oyster Fishery Co., Whitstable.	Ditto	Polluted.
21	,, ,,	Sample of water from the pits of the above Company.	Ditto	99