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 Ilford]
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The following shows the result of the samples taken during the year:-
| Sample No. | No. of Bacteria per c.c. | Sample No. | No. of Bacteria per c.c. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 65,950 | 64 | 8,853 |
| 18 | 6,913 | 65 | 7,780 |
| 21 | 97,850 | 68 | 9,726 |
| 24 | 8,020 | 70 | 923 |
| 25 | 2,723 | 71 | 1,450 |
| 33 | 5,763 | 73 | 4,723 |
| 38 | 4,730 | 74 | 5,913 |
| 42 | 3,723 | 79 | 6,010 |
| 48 | 3,863 | 83 | 7,920 |
| 49 | 5,016 | 86 | 5,253 |
| 53 | 6,013 | 87 | 38,750 |
| 63 | 10,730 | 89 | 29,850 |
The following table shows the result of the analyses of the samples of ordinary milk:-
| No. | No. of Bacteria per c.c. | No. | No. of Bacteria per c.c. | No. | No. of Bacteria per c.c. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2,823 | 37 | 30,633 | 75 | 29,200 |
| 5 | 37,966 | 39 | 60,233 | 76 | 38,466 |
| 6 | 326,600 | 40 | 49,200 | 77 | 1,858,500 |
| 8 | 271,500 | 43 | 466,500 | 82 | 67,300 |
| 9 | 27,300 | 44 | 579,500 | 84 | 222,866 |
| 10 | 39,166 | 45 | 38,666 | 85 | 1,309,000 |
| 13 | 35,900 | 46 | 37,333 | 90 | 117,800 |
| 14 | 496,500 | 47 | 42,333 | 91 | 4,580,000 |
| 15 | 69,166 | 50 | 56,600 | 92 | 769,500 |
| 16 | 17,966 | 51 | 47,966 | 93 | 50,233 |
| 17 | 27,266 | 52 | 858,500 | 94 | 378,000 |
| 19 | 329,500 | 54 | 20,166 | 95 | 60,100 |
| 22 | 66,600 | 55 | 58,466 | 96 | 61,133 |
| 23 | 137,300 | 58 | 59,233 | 97 | 68,466 |
| 26 | 488,000 | 59 | 1,037,500 | 99 | 1,453 |
| 27 | 597,000 | 60 | 87,833 | 100 | 17,233 |
| 28 | 49,233 | 61 | 67,266 | 101 | 9,200 |
| 29 | 40,166 | 62 | 59,133 | 102 | 37,233 |
| 30 | 18,533 | 66 | 76,633 | 103 | 19,100 |
| 31 | 15,233 | 67 | 70,100 | 104 | 37,300 |
| 32 | 27,300 | 69 | 99,200 | 105 | 649,000 |
| 34 | 27,933 | 72 | 50,233 | - | - |