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Barking 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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above mentioned, shows that the following action was taken;-
Samples examined.
| Milk | 1 |
| Butter | 2 |
| Other | 27 |
| Total | 30 |
all of which were found to be unadulterated, and no case
was found of any infringement of the regulations relating
to the use or the presence of preservatives in any of the
samples submitted.
(5) CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FOOD.
The bacteriological examination of all milk,
ice-cream and water samples is carried out for this
Authority by the Counties' Public Health Laboratories,
of 91, Queen Victoria street, London, whilst the examination
of samples of milk for the presence of tubercle is carried
out by Dr. S. R. Gloyne, of the Victoria Park Hospital,
Hackney.