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Croydon 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table XXIV.
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.
Tubercle bacillus
...
13
Total number of bacteria
...
13
Bacillus coli
2
11
Blood
...
13
Pus
...
13
Detritus
18
...
13
...
13
2
11
...
13
...
13
...
13
The 13 Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) and Grade A milks con
tained bacteria per c.c. as follows:—
0—1,000 2
1,000—5,000 6
5,000—10,000 2
20,000—30,000 1
50,000—100,000 1
100,000—200,000 1
13
Under the Regulations Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) or Grade
A milk must not contain more than 200,000 bacteria per c.c.
The following tables summarise the results of the bacteriological
examinations of Pasteurised milk samples from 1st
January to 31st December, 1933:—
Table XXV.
PASTEURISED MILK,
(licences granted under the
Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1923).
Present.
Absent.
Over 100,000
per c.c.
Under 100,000
per c.o.
Present.
Absent.
Present.
Absent.
Present.
Absent.
Exceeding
trace.
Not exceeding a trace.
Tubercle bacillus
...
136
Total number of bacteria
4
132
Bacillus coli
37
99
Blood
...
136
Pus
...
136
Detritus
...
136
...
136
4
132
37
99
...
136
...
136
...
136