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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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MILK SAMPLES.
Twenty-four samples of milk were submitted for bacteriological examination as below:-
A. Pasteurised Milk.
| No. of Samples. | Below 100,000 bacteria per milli litre 12 | Goliform Test | Phosphatase Test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||
| 13 | Above 100,000 bacteria per millilitre | 10 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
2. Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised).
| No. of Samples. | Below 30,000 bacteria per millilitre | Coliform Test | Phosphatase Test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
3. Ordinary Milk.
| No. of Samples | Total bacteria per millilitre | Coliform test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 50,000 | 50,000-100,000 | 100,000-250,000 | Over 500,000 | — | + | |
| 8 | 7 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 2 |
ICE CREAM.
At the end of 1943, 106 premises had been registered
in accordance with Section 14 of the Pood and Drugs Act,
1938. On ten of these premises ice cream could be
manufactured.
Owing to the war-time ban upon the manufacture and
sale of ice-cream it was not necessary to visit these
premises during 1943.
MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
The 53 butchers' shops within the Borough have been
inspected and observation kept upon the vehicles used for
the conveyance of moat, with the result that it has been
found that the provisions of the Public Health (Meat)
Regulations have been generally well observed. Necessary
action was taken in 7 cases where sanitary conditions were
(16)