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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

Brent 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]

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Table: Table 25BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK, ICE CREAM AND MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS Milk Examinations — 40

Table 25

BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK, ICE CREAM AND MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS Milk Examinations — 40

TypeSamples TakenSatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
U.H.T11_
Sterilised11—
Pasteurised1082
Glasses28253

Table: Meat and Meat Products — 67

Meat and Meat Products — 67

TypeSamples TakenSatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
No.Reason
Beef sausages41347Bacterial plate count too high Salmonella present—1
Pork sausages624Staphylococcus aureus present —3
Liver sausage, black pudding, haggis and faggots14113Micrococci, coliform bacilli and aerobic sporing bacilli present
Beefburgers1—1Staphylcoccus aureus present
Meat pie11——
Bacon trimmings44–—

Table: Ice Cream — 87

Ice Cream — 87

TypeSamples TakenGradeVoidSatisfactory
1234
Heat treated7051559—56
Soft158133—9
Cold mix2—2———2