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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
Barnet 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Rural District]
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| Result of bacteriological examination | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Designation | methylene blue test | Coliform bacillus in 1/100 ml. | Action |
| 1 | Tuberculin tested | Satisfactory | Present in 3 tubes | Letters written to retailer and producer. Dairy and farm visited |
| 2 | Accredited | Unsatisfactory | Present in 3 tubes | Produced within the district. Farm visited and second sample taken (No. 4). Letter to producer |
| 3 | Ordinary milk | Not examined | Present in 1 tube | Bacterial count 50,000 |
| 4 | Accredited | Satisfactory | Present in 3 tubes | Letter to and interview with producer. Notice served requiring lime-washing of dairy and cleansing of approaches to cowsheds. Suggestions made for improving standard of milk |
| 5 | Accredited | Satisfactory | Absent | Bacterial count 3,000. Producer (local) complimented on excellent quality of milk |
All of these samples were taken by the Sanitary Inspector
from milkshops and purveyors. Samples were also taken at
the accredited farms within the district by the County Veterinary
Officer. In nine cases the County Medical Officer drew
the attention of the Medical Officer of Health to instances where
samples taken by the County were below standard and in these
cases the Sanitary Inspector visited the respective farms, interviewed
the producers and made suggestions, where it was deemed
necessary, for improving the quality of the milk. In all cases,
subsequent samples were found to comply with the standard
imposed by the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936.