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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
Leyton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The results of the bacteriological examination of the 29 samples of designated milk are shown in the following table :—
| Grade | Sample Number. | Bacteria per m.l. |
|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin Tested | 1 | Satisfactory |
| Pasteurised | 2 | 2,400 |
| 3 | 7,680 | |
| 4 | 560 | |
| 5 | 1,080 | |
| 6 | 4,000 | |
| 7 | 910 | |
| 8 | 900 | |
| 9 | 5,280 | |
| 10 | 91,200* | |
| 11 | 13,600 | |
| 12 | 2,040 | |
| 13 | 280 | |
| 14 | 3,920 | |
| 15 | 14,480 | |
| 16 | 29,600* | |
| 17 | 64,000 | |
| 18 | 4,680 | |
| 19 | 6,480* | |
| 20 | 91,480 | |
| 21 | 21,600 | |
| 22 | 2,640 | |
| 23 | 9,600 | |
| 24 | 9,200 | |
| 25 | 6,240 | |
| 26 | 14,640 | |
| 27 | 3,800 | |
| 28 | 5,680 | |
| 29 | 48,000 |
Milk Supplied to Schools.
Included in the designated milk samples listed above are five
samples of milk taken in course of delivery to schools. All of these
proved satisfactory.