London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Erith 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
This page requires JavaScript
36
F (2)b. Bacteriological Examination of Milk.
The following samples of milk retailed within the
Borough were obtained and forwarded to the County Laboratory
for examination.
(a) Pasteurised
(b) Pasteurised
(c) Pasteurised
(d) Pasteurised
(e) Pasteurised
(f) Pasteurised
(g) Pasteurised
(h) Pasteurised
(i) Pasteurised
(j) Pasteurised
(k) Pasteurised
(1) Pasteurised
(m) Pasteurised
(n) Pasteurised
(o) Pasteurised
(p) Pasteurised
All were reported upon satisfactorily, and passed the
Methylene Blue and Phosphatase tests.
F (2)c. Designated Milk.
The following table indicates the number of licences
issued by the Local Authority in 1948 under the Milk (Special
Designations) Order, 1936.
The follwing table indicates the number of licences issued by the local Authority in 1948 under the milk (special designetion) Order, 1936.
| Dealer | |
| Tuberculin Tested | 6 |
| Pasteurised | 5 |
| Supplementary. Tuberculin Tested | 4 |
| Pasteurised | 4 |
| Total | 19 |
F (2)d. Ice cream.
During the year 12 ice-cream samples were procured and submitted to the Bacteriologist with the following results:—
| Grade 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 5 |
| 12 |