Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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milk ; also 2 licences to sell Certified milk, 2 licences to sell Grade A
pasteurised milk, and 2 licences to sell Grade A milk.
In addition 16 supplementary licenses, 9 for Grade A (Tuberculin
Tested) milk, 6 for Pasteurised milk, and 1 for Grade A milk, were issued,
these being licences required by retailers who hold principal licences in
another district and wish to sell the milk in this district from premises
elsewhere.
Milk Retailers.
There are 26 milk retailers with registered premises in the District,
including 11 producers who are registered both as producers and retailers.
In addition there are 19 persons registered as milk retailers in Hornchurch,
but whose premises are registered in neighbouring districts.
During the year 54 samples of milk were examined for cleanliness and bacterial content by the County Bacteriologist. They included 10 samples of graded milk all of which were satisfactory, and 44 samples of raw milk, of which 37 were satisfactory. An excerpt from the report on each sample is given below.
Grade of Milk. | Number of Bacteria. | Presence of B. Coli. | Remarks. |
---|---|---|---|
1. Pasteurised | 9,300 | Absent in 0.1 c.c. | Satisfactory. |
2. ,, | 2,400 | Absent in 0.1 c.c. | |
3. ,, | 2,400 | — | |
4. ,, | 3,200 | — | |
5. ,, | 32,000 | — | |
6. ,, | 3,200 | — | |
7. Grade A | 17,000 | Absent in 0.01 c.c. | |
8. Accredited | 14,000 | Absent in 0.01 c.c. | |
9. ,, | 34,000 | Absent in 0.01 c.c. | |
10. Grade A (T.T.) | 21,000 | Absent in 0.01 c.c. | |
11. Ungraded | 8,800 | Present in 1 c.c. | |
12. ,, | 13,000 | Present in 1 c.c. | |
13. ,, | 11,000 | Absent in 1 c.c. | |
14. ,, | 6,100 | Absent in 1 c.c. | |
15. ,, | — | Absent in 0.01 c.c. | |
16. ,, | — | Absent in 0.01 c.c. | |
17. ,, | — | Absent in 0.01 c.c. | |
18. ,, | — | Present in 0.001 c.c. | |
19. ,, | 32,000 | Present in 0.01 c.c. | |
20. ,, | 26,000 | Present in 1 c.c. | |
21. ,, | 31,000 | Present in 0.1 c.c. |