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Croydon 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table XXVI.

GRADE A (TUBERCULIN TESTED) AND GRADE A MILKS.Present.Absent.Over 200,000 per c.c.Under 200.000 per c.c.Present in 1/100 c.c.Not present in 1/100 c.c.Present.Absent.Present.Absent.Exceeding a trace.Not exceeding a trace.
Tubercle bacillus...6
Total number of bacteria...6
Bacillus coli...6
Blood...6
Pus...6
Detritus...6
...6...6...6...6...6...6

The 6 Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) and Grade A milks contained bacteria per c.c. as follows:—

0—1,0004
1,000—5,0002
6

Under the Regulations Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) or Grade
A inilk must not contain more than 200,000 bacteria per c.c.

The following table sumarise the results of the bacteriological examinations of Pasteurised milk samples from 1st January to 31st December, 1931:—

Table XXVII.

PASTEURISED MILK, (licences granted under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923).Present.Absent.Over 100,000 per c.c.Under 100,000 per c.c.Present.Absent.Present.Absent.Present.Absent.Exceeding a trace.Not exceeding a trace.
Tubercle bacillus...106
Total number of bacteria4102
Bacillus coli3769
Blood...106
Pus...106
Detritus...106
...10641023769...106... 106...106