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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
Mitcham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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B eer G lass S wabs.
| Colony Count (per glass) | Coliforms | Faecal Coli | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | |||||
| Present. | Absent. | Present. | Absent. | |||
| Under 100 | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | — |
| 100-200 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 200-500 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1,000-1,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1,500-2,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2,000 and over | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | 7 | 2 |
The result of the swabs was sent to the establishments concerned.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) (PASTEURISED AND
STERILISED MILK) REGULATIONS, 1949 to 1953
During the year the Council granted the following number of
licences under the above-named Regulations:—
Dealer's (Pasteuriser's) Licences 1
Dealer's Licences—
Pasteurised 25
Sterilised 50
Supplementary Licences—
Pasteurised 15
Sterilised 16
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) (RAW MILK)
REGULATIONS, 1949 to 1954
During the year the Council granted the following number of
licences under the above-named Regulations:—
Dealer's Licences (Tuberculin Tested) 18
Supplementary Licences (Tuberculin Tested) ... 15
One hundred and seventy-one samples of Graded Milk were submitted
for bacteriological examination. One hundred and seventy
samples were satisfactory and one was unsatisfactory. A communication
was sent to the dairy concerned regarding the unsatisfactory sample.