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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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One each of: —
Glass in a milk bottle.
Mould on chocolate swiss roll.
Mouldy veal, ham and egg pie.
Nail in toffee.
Warning letters were sent to the firms concerned.'
Ice-Cream
One establishment in the Borough is registered for the manufacture
of ice-cream and 166 for the storage and sale of ice-cream.
Forty visits were paid during the year.
Four samples of ice-cream were taken and examined for bacteriological purity. The results are tabulated below: —
| Provisional Grade. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | IV | |
| Coliforms absent | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Coliforms present in 1/10th ml | — | — | — | — |
| Faecal coli present (in addition to above) | – | – | – | – |
Bacteriological Examination of Cups and Glasses
Eighty swabs were taken from tea cups at various catering
establishments and fourteen swabs were taken from beer glasses at
various public houses during the year, and were submitted to the
Public Health Laboratory for bacteriological examination.
The results are tabulated below: —
T ea C up S wabs.
| Colony Count (per cup). | Coliforms | Faecal Coli | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | |||||
| Present. | Absent. | Present. | Absent. | |||
| Under 100 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 1 |
| 100-200 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 6 |
| 200-500 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 5 |
| 500-1,000 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 6 |
| 1,000-1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1,500-2,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2,000 and over | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 14 | 66 | 1 | 13 | 62 | 18 |