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 Leyton]
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Designated Milk.
Licences. | No. Granted | No. of Samples taken | Result. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | |||
Certified | 4 | |||
Grade A "T.T." | 10 | 4 | 4 | |
Grade A Pasteurised | 1 | |||
Grade A | 4 | _ | _ | _ |
Pasteurised | 31 | 29 | 20 | 9 |
Supplementary Licences | ||||
Certified | 1 | |||
Grade A "T.T " | 2 | |||
G rade A | ||||
Pasteurised | 2 | |||
Totals | 55 | 33 | 24 | 9 |
The results of the bacteriological examination of the 33 samples of designated milk are shown in the following table:—
Grade | Sample Number. | Bacteria per c.c. |
---|---|---|
Grade A "T.T." | 1 | 7,700 |
2 | 5,530 | |
3 | 21,600 | |
4 | 3,480 | |
Pasteurised | 5 | 174,300* Unsatisfactory |
6 | 7,000 | |
7 | 4,830 | |
8 | 146,300* Unsatisfactory | |
9 | 2,990 | |
10 | 2,320 | |
11 | 21,000 | |
12 | 4,000 | |
13 | 5,000 | |
14 | 8,800* | |
15 | 7,000 | |
16 | 8,710 | |
17 | 5,490* | |
18 | 8,770 | |
19 | 10,110* | |
20 | 25,480* | |
21 | 15,340* | |
22 | 6,440 | |
23 | 10,570 | |
24 | 9,800 |
* B. Coli present.