[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford] page 26

Ilford 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: The following results were obtained:—

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The following results were obtained:—

Grade of Milk or Ice Cream	Total	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Remarks on unsatisfactory results
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk	6	5	1	Supplies were obtained from a neighbouring County Borough. Retailer, supplier and Medical Officer of Health concerned were communicated with.
Tuberculin Tested (Certified) Milk	6	5	1	The analysis of this sample showed a high B. Coli content. The County Medical Officer was communicated with.
Pasteurised Milk	24	22	2	The analyses of the unsatisfactory samples showed a high B. Coli Content. In one case supplies were obtained from a neighbouring Borough and the Local Medical Officer was informed. In the other case the retailer was communicated with and re-sampling ordered at a later date.
Heat-Treated Milk	22	15	7	All these unsatisfactory samples failed to satisfy the Methylene Blue Reduction Test. Investigations were made as to bottling arrangements and re-sampling was ordered at a later date.
Ungraded Milk	32	27	5	In all these samples, the analyses showed a high B. Coli Content. In one case the Medical Officer of Health of a neighbouring County Borough and firm concerned were advised. Investigations and re-sampling were ordered in the remaining cases.
Ice Cream	27	19	8	Two samples from a vendor were considered by the Analyst to be grossly impure. The Medical Officer of Health, East Ham, in whose area the ice cream was manufactured was notified—see (viii) below. The Town Clerk sent a letter of warning to one retailer calling attention to the dirty condition of the ice cream servers and wafer maker. In the remaining instances the vendors were advised and re-sampling ordered at a later date.