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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
Sutton and Cheam 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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The following Tables show the results of examinations
of samples of milk during 1939:—
MILK SAMPLES.
Thirty-eight samples of milk were submitted for
bacteriological examination as below:—
1. Pasteurised Milk.
| No. of Samples. | Below 100,000 bacteria per millilitre. | Above 100,000 bacteria per millilitre. | Phosphatase Test. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | |||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
2. Tuberculin Tested Milk.
| No. of Samples. | Methylene Blue Test. | Coliform Test. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | |
3. Ordinary Milk (All Flash Pasteurised).
| No. of Samples. | Totnl bacteiia per miililitre. | Coliform Test. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 80,000 | 50 000 -100,000 | 100.000— 180,000 | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | |
| 19 | |||||