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Walthamstow 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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37
E.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD,
(a) Milk Supply.
The average number of cows kept in the district is 7. There
is only one cowshed and 14 visits were paid by the Sanitary
Inspectors in addition to special visits paid by your Chief Sanitary
Inspector.
The number of retail purveyors of milk is 177, most of whom
carry on a general shop and sell milk in bottles as they receive it.
Two hundred and fifty-one visits were paid to registered
premises of purveyors of milk during the year and a general
improvement in the standard of cleanliness was observed.
During the year 73 samples of milk were taken for bacteriological
count and of these 15 were biologically tested for the
presence of the tubercle bacillus with negative results.
Of these 73 samples, six were obtained from schools. It is
anticipated that a sample of milk will be obtained from at least
one of the departments of each school during 1935.
The samples taken are summarised below.
| Grade of Milk. | No. of Samples. | No. tested for T.B |
|---|---|---|
| Grade A (T.T.) | 34 | 12 |
| Grade A | 3 | 3 |
| Pasteurised | 33 | — |
| Raw | 3 | — |
| Total | 73 | 15 |
The following table gives the results of the analyses: — BACTERIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MILK SAMPLES.
| Bate. | Grade of Milk. | Total Bacteria per c.c. | Bacillus Coli absent in. | Presence of Tubercle Bacillus (biological test). | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.1.34 | Pasteurised | 16,000 | 1.0 c.c. | No test | Satisfactory. |
| 17.4.34 | Grade A. | 30,000 | 0.01 c.c. | Absent | ,, |
| ,, | Pasteurised | 11,000 | — | No test | ,, |
| ,, | ,, | 33,000 | — | ,, | ,, |
| ,, | ,, | 39,000 | — | ,, | ,, |
| ,, | ,, | 25,000 | — | ,, | ,, |
| 24.5.34 | ,, | 4,500 | — | ,, | ,, |
| ,, | Grade A (T.T.) | 3,000 | 0.01 c.c. | Absent | ,, |
| ,, | Pasteurised | 11,000 | — | No test | ,, |
| ,, | Grade A (T.T.) | 5,000 | 0.01 c.c. | Absent | ,, |
| ,, | Pasteurised | 12,500 | — | No test | ,, |
| 4.7.34 | ,, | 48,000 | — | ,, | ,, |
| ,, | ,, | 27,000 | — | ,, | ,, |
| ,, | ,, | 19,000 | — | ,, | ,, |
| ,, | ,, | 5,300 | — | ,, | ,, |