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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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(6) Dealers' Supplementary Licences to use the
designation—
(a) Tuberculin Tested 6
(b) Accredited —
(c) Pasteurised 6
Inspection of these licensed premises has been carried out
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—
From licensed producers supplying milk to
licensed local dairymen 24
Accredited Milk—
. From licensed producer supplying milk to a
licensed dairyman23
Pasteurised Milk—
Samples from licensed dealers 178
The following tables summarise the result of the bacteriological
examinations of Tuberculin Tested, Accredited, and
Pasteurised and Heat Treated samples during the year: —
| Licences granted tinder the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936. | Present. | Absent. | Present in 1/100 Ml | Absent. | Present. | Absent. | Present. | Absent. | Exceeding a trace. | Not exceeding a trace. | Satisfied. | Not satisfied. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercle bacillus | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bacillus Coli | - | - | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blood | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| Detritus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | - |
| Methylene Blue Test | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 2 |
| Totals | 26 | — | 26 | - | 26 | — | 26 | — | 26 | 24 | 2 |