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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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(5) Dealers' Supplementary Licences to use the
designation—
(a) Tuberculin-Tested 3
(b) Accredited 1
(c) Pasteurised 3
Inspection of these licensed premises has been carried out
regularly during the year to see that the conditions of the licences
were observed.
During the year the following samples were examined under
the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936:—
Tuberculin Tested Milk—
Licensed country producers supplying milk to
licensed local dairymen 7
Accredited Milk—
Licensed local producers supplying milk to a
licensed dairyman 19
Pasteurised Milk—
Samples from licensed dealers 162
The following tables summarise the result of the bacteriological
examinations of Tuberculin Tested, Accredited and
Pasteurised samples during the year:—
Table XIII.
| TUBERCULIN TESTED (Licences granted under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936). | Present. | Absent. | Present in 1/100 m.l. | Absent. | Present. | Absent. | Present. | Absent. | Exceeding a trace. | Not exceeding a trace. | Satisfied test. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercle bacillus | ... | 7 | |||||||||
| Bacillus Coli | ... | 1 | |||||||||
| Blood | ... | 7 | |||||||||
| Pus | ... | 7 | |||||||||
| Detritus | ... | 7 | |||||||||
| Methylene Blue Test | 6 | ||||||||||
| ... | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | 6 |