[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford] page 28

Ilford 1947

[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	16	15	1	The sample failed to satisfy the Methylene Blue Reduction test. The supply was obtained from outside the Borough and both the supplier and the local M.O.H. were communicated with on the matter.
Tuberculin Tested (Certified) Milk	12	10	2	The analyses of these samples showed a high B. Coli. content. The County Medical Officer was communicated with in each case.
Pasteurised Milk	57	51	6	Five samples failed to satisfy the Methylene Blue Reduction test and one sample failed to satisfy the Phosphatase Test. In all cases supplies were obtained from outside the Borough and the local Medical Officers of Health were informed. The retailers were communicated with and re-sampling ordered at a later date. Further samples proved satisfactory.
Heat-Treated Milk	53	47	5	Two samples failed to satisfy the Methylene Blue Reduction test, two failed to pass the Phosphatase test, and the remaining sample failed both tests. The retailers were communicated with and further samples proved satisfactory.
Ungraded Milk	75	32	43	36 of these samples were of milk as received from farms in Essex. All had high bacterial and/or B. Coli contents, and 16 also failed to satisfy the Methylene Blue Reduction Test. Representations were made to the C.M.O. on the matter. Of the other 7 samples, one failed to satisfy the Methylene Blue Reduction test, and the others had high Bacterial or B. Coli contents. The retailers were communicated with and resampling was ordered.
Ice Cream	35	30	5	In three cases supplies were received from outside the Borough, and the local Medical Officer of Health was communicated with. In the other cases the retailers were communicated with and further available samples proved satisfactory.