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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
Beckenham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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plies with the requirements of the Ministry, viz., "the heat must
raise the temperature of the whole volume of the milk to not less
than 145 degrees Fahrenheit and not more than 150 degrees Fahrenheit,
and must maintain it at this temperature for a period of thirty
minutes, and that the milk should then be immediately cooled."
Results of Analysis.
| Designation of Milk. | Date sample taken. | Age of sample in hours. | Number of Bacteria per cubic centimetre. | Number of Bacillus Coli. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After 48 hours. | After 3 days. | ||||||
| In 1 c.c. | moth c.c. | 1 c.c. | l/10th c.c | ||||
| Certified | 19.5.25 | 5 | 2,126 | Absent | A bsent | Absent | Absent |
| Certified | 29.6.25 | 10 | 10,900 | „ | „ | „ | „ |
| Certified | 25.8.25 | 7 | 6,466 | „ | „ | „ | „ |
| Certified | 30.9.25 | 19 | 1,636 | „ | „ | „ | „ |
| Pasteurised | 19.5.25 | 5½ | 7,833 | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Pasteurised | 29.6.25 | 24 | 21,000 | Positive | „ | Positive | „ |
| Pasteurised | 23.8.25 | 27 | 29,366 | „ | „ | „ | „ |
Meat.—A large proportion of the meat sold in Beckenham is
prepared elsewhere, chiefly in London, and is delivered to local
butchers for retail.
There are only two slaughterhouses in the District, as the following
statement, which is required by the Ministry, indicates: —
In January, In December,
In 1920. 1925. 1925.
Registered 2 2 2
Licensed — — —
Total 2 2 2
An important event during the year was the coming into force
on the 1st April of the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
These Regulations are based on the recommendations of the
Departmental Committee on Meat Inspection and are designed to