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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
Orpington 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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Bacon 1
Bread 12
Cakes 1
Cream 1
Custard Pie 1
Cheese Sandwiches 1
Milk 5
Orange Squash 1
Peas (tinned) 1
Pilchards (tinned) 1
Pork Pie 1
Puff Pastry
Salmon (tinned) 1
Sausages (Beef) 2
Sausage Rolls
Steak and Kidney Pie 1
Turkey 1
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Special Samples of Milk, Ice Cream, and Water.
In addition to the samples previously mentioned, a further 151
samples were taken for bacteriological and pathological examination
and other special tests, as under: —
Milk (Tuberculin Tested) Bacteriological Examination 2
Milk (Pasteurised) Phosphatase Test 31
Milk (Sterilised) Turbidity Test 26
Milk (Channel Island) 1
Ice Cream—Bacteriological and Pathological Examination
41
Water—Bacteriological Examination 48
Water—Chemical Examination 2
151
Ice Cream.
At the end of the year, one hundred and ninety-five premises were
registered for the storage of, and sale of ice cream, but none for the
manufacture of this commodity. One hundred and two inspections
were made and conditions were found to be satisfactory.
Forty-one samples were sent for bacteriological and pathological
examination.
The following is an analysis of the results obtained during the past three years: —
| Year. | No. of samples taken. | Grade I. | Result. Grade II. | Grade III. | Grade IV. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 23 | 20 | 3 | - | - |
| 1960 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1961 | 41 | 25 | 14 | - | 2 |
No pathogenic organisms were found in any of the 41 samples
and the bacteriological grading was satisfactory.