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Mitcham 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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Fat Content
3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8
per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent.
— — 1 1 1
8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13
percent. percent. percent. percent. percent.
2 4 8 6 1
Tea Cup Swabs
Twelve swabs were taken from tea cups at various catering
establishments during the year, and were submitted to the Public
Health Laboratory for bacteriological examination. The results
are tabulated below: —
Colony Count
(per cup)
Coliforms.
Fæcal Coli.
Result-
Satisfactory.
Unsatis
factory.
Present.
Absent.
Present.
Absent.
Under 100

3


3

100-500
2


2

2
500-1,000
2
2

2

4
1,000-1,500
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,500-2,000

1



1
Over 2,000
1
1

1
2
Total
5
7
5
3
9
Communications were sent to all establishments informing
them of the result of the swabs.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) (PASTEURISED AND
STERILISED MILK) REGULATIONS, 1949 AND 1950.
During the year the Council granted the following number of
licences under the aboved-named Regulations: —
Dealer's (Pasteuriser's) Licences 1
Dealer's Licences—
Pasteurised 23
Sterilised 29
Supplementary Licences—
Pasteurised 18
Sterilised 17