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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Tea Cup Swabs.
| Colony Count (per cup). | Conform Bacilli. | Bact. Coli Type I. | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | |||||
| Present. | Absent. | Present. | Absent. | |||
| Under 100 | 7 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
| 100-200 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 200-500 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| 500-1,000 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 1,000-1,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1,500-2,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2,000 and over | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 12 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 6 |
Beer Glass Swabs.
| Colony Count (per glass). | Conforms Bacilli. | Bact. Coli Type I. | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | |||||
| Present. | Absent. | Present. | Absent. | |||
| Under 100 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | — |
| 100-200 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 200-500 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 500-1,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1,000-1,500 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 1,500-2,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2,000 and over | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 |
The results of the swabs were sent to the establishments concerned
and visits were paid to premises where the results were
unsatisfactory.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) REGULATIONS, 1960
Licences under these regulations are now renewable every five
years instead of annually as heretofore.
During the year the Council granted the following number of
licences: —
Dealer's Licences—
Pasteurised 7
Sterilised 6
Tuberculin Tested 5