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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
Croydon 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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During the year the following samples of milk were
examined under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923 :—
Certified Milk.
Licensed country producers supplying milk to
licensed local dairymen 7
Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) and Grade A Milks.
Licensed country producers of Grade A (Tuberculin
Tested) milk supplying milk to licensed local
dairymen 11
Licensed country producer of Grade A milk supplying
milk to a licensed local dairyman
Pasteurised Milk.
Samples from Licensed Dealers 129
The following tables summarise the result of the bacteriological
examinations of Certified, Grade A (Tuberculin Tested),
Grade A and Pasteurised samples, from 1st January to 31st
December, 1934 :—
T able XIII.
| CERTIFIED MILK. | Present. | Absent. | Over 30,000 per c.c. | Under 30,000 per c.c. | Present in 1/10 c.c. | Not present in 1/10 c.c. | Present. | Absent. | Present. | Absent. | Exceeding a trace. | Not exceeding a trace. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercle bacillus | ... | 7 | ||||||||||
| Total number of bacteria | ... | 7 | ||||||||||
| Bacillus Coli......... | ... | 7 | ||||||||||
| Blood ... | ... | 7 | ||||||||||
| Pus ... | ... | 7 | ||||||||||
| Detritus | " | ... | 7 | |||||||||
| ... | 7 | .... | 7 | ... | 7 | ... 7 | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | ||
The above 7 Certified Milk samples contained total bacteria
Per c.c. as follows : —
0—1,000 3
1,000—5,000 3
20,000—30,000 1
7